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The law of emergencies : public health and disaster management / Nan D. Hunter

By: Hunter, Nan DMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2009Description: xvii, 381 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cmISBN: 9781856175470; 1856175472Subject(s): War and emergency legislation -- United States | War and emergency powers -- United States | Emergency management -- Law and legislation -- United States | Disaster relief -- Law and legislation -- United States | Emergency management -- United States | Disaster Planning -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States | Emergencies -- United States | Public Health -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United StatesDDC classification: 616.02/5 LOC classification: KF5900 | .H86 2009NLM classification: 2009 I-770 | WA 33 AA1
Contents:
Our constitutional structure of government -- The constitution and individual rights -- Congress and the agencies -- The domestic use of military troops -- Federal public health law -- State public health law -- Contemporary issues in public health emergency law -- The role of the private sector -- The Stafford Act -- The powers of state and local governments -- Who does what -- Searches, seizures, and evacuations -- Sovereign immunity and government liability -- Liability issues for individuals -- A dirty bomb explodes in Washington, D.C. -- A pandemic flu outbreak in New Jersey
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Includes bibliographical references (p.368-372) and index

Our constitutional structure of government -- The constitution and individual rights -- Congress and the agencies -- The domestic use of military troops -- Federal public health law -- State public health law -- Contemporary issues in public health emergency law -- The role of the private sector -- The Stafford Act -- The powers of state and local governments -- Who does what -- Searches, seizures, and evacuations -- Sovereign immunity and government liability -- Liability issues for individuals -- A dirty bomb explodes in Washington, D.C. -- A pandemic flu outbreak in New Jersey

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