Law and Disaster - Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown in Japan (Paperback)

On the 11th of March 2011, an earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale (the most powerful to ever strike Japan) hit the Tohoku region in northern Japan. The earthquake produced a devastating tsunami that wiped out coastal cities and towns, leaving 18,561 people dead or registered as missing. Due to the disaster, the capability of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), was compromised, causing nuclear meltdown. The hydrogen blast destroyed the facilities, resulting in a spread of radioactive materials, and, subsequently, serious nuclear contamination. This combined event - earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown - became known as the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster. This book examines the response of the Japanese government to the disaster, and its attempts to answer the legal questions posed by the combination of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. Japanese law, policy, and infrastructure were insufficiently prepared for these disasters, and the country's weaknesses were brutally exposed. This book analyses these failings, and discusses what Japan, and other countries, can learn from these events.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2020
First published:	2019
Authors:	Shigenori Matsui
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	284
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-48132-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Law > International law > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Foundations of law > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	0-367-48132-4
Barcode:	9780367481322

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