LAW 593 - Disaster Law & Leadership Seminar

This course takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the law and policy concerns of disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina and the coronavirus pandemic. Frameworks for analysis include governmental power to respond; the role of public and private actors; statutory and regulatory responses; social vulnerability and loss of culture; compensation and risk spreading; and political leadership. This course counts towards the “Group B” requirements of the Environmental Law concentration.