Yuka KANEKO is Professor of Asian comparative law at Kobe University, Japan.
Katsumi MATSUOKA is Professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Iwate University, Japan.
Toshihisa TOYODA is Professor Emeritus at Kobe University, Japan.
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.
Introduction
Part I: Typology of Asian Disaster Law: From the Developmental State Model to Forward
Part II: Aid, Compensation, or Insurance?: In Sought for Effective Institutional Basis for Early Recovery
Part III: Redefining the Recovery: Law for Human-Centered Recovery vs. Build Back Better