Asian Law in Disasters

This book is a critical analysis of several of the most disaster-prone regions in Asia. Its unique focus is on the legal issues in the phase of disaster recovery, the most lengthy and difficult stage of disaster response that follows the conclusion of initial emergency stage of humanitarian aid. It brings together a group of researchers who were participant-observers in the difficult recovery phase after the mega-disasters in Asia to analyse the reality of the functions of law which often hinder, rather than foster, efforts to restore disaster victims¿ lives.