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RECORD NUMBER: 314 OF 327| Main Title | The law of emergencies : public health and disaster management / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Hunter, Nan D. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Butterworth-Heinemann, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2009 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 229026203 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 9781856175470; 1856175472 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | 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 States | |||||||||||
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| Collation | xvii, 381 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p.368-372) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | 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. |