Bøger i The Library of Essays on Emergency Ethics, Law and Policy serien

The essays selected for this volume focus on issues that arise when attempting to design, review and undertake research involving human participants who are experiencing a private or public emergency.

This collection of key scholarly articles addresses the international dynamics of emergency policy and practice and provides a critical perspective on the challenges that globalisation presents to policymakers under crisis conditions.

Emergencies are extreme events which threaten to cause massive disruption to society and negatively affect the physical and psychological well-being of its members. They raise important practical and theoretical questions about how we should treat each other in times of 'crisis'.

The essays selected for this volume provide a comprehensive overview of the philosophical, ethical, historical, legal and practical issues in the diverse field of emergency law. The volume reveals legislative trends in the field.