Law and Disaster: Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

ISBN-13: 9780367481322 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 284 str.

Shigenori Matsui

Opis

This book examines the response of the Japanese government to the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster, and its attempts to answer the legal questions posed by the combination of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown.

Spis treści

Preface;  Introduction;  1. Japan and Earthquakes: Before the Tohoku Earthquake;  2. Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami and Aftermath;  3. Nuclear Meltdown in Fukushima;  4. Reconstruction of the Tohoku Region;  5. Aftermath of the Nuclear Meltdown;  6. Future of Law and Politics in Japan;  Conclusion;  Appendices;  Index

O autorze

Professor Shigenori Matsui is Director of Japanese Legal Studies, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, Canada. He is an internationally renowned expert in the fields of Constitutional Law, Mass Media Law and Internet Law. Before joining the UBC Law School, he was a professor of Osaka University Law School. He has served for the Japanese government as a member of the National Freedom of Information Review Board, and as an examiner for the National Bar Examination Commission.