2012 International Conference on Law and Society
June 5-8, 2012, Honolulu

Featured session law and disasters in Comparative Perspective : What can we learn from Experiences in Japan, the U. S., Chile, Indonesia, and Thailand?

Masayuki Murayama, Meiji University: Chair
Danuel Farber, University of California, Berkeley: Disaster Law and the Japanese Tsunami
Eric A. Feldman, University of Pennsylvania: Catastrophes and Compensation : Lessons from Japan ?
Marie G. Hermann Lunecke, Universidad Diego Portales: How Can We Effectively Implement Urban Planning Policies to Mitigate the Impact of Tsunami in Chile?
Todd Hutchins, University of California, Berkeley: An Ocean of Risks : Is International Law Strong Enough to Avert Future Nuclear Disasters At Sea
Joseph R. Morse, Mississippi Center for Justice: Access to Justice Challenges Following Disasters- A Comparative Perspective Between US and Japan
Shozo Ota, University of Tokyo: Evacuation Process and Information Behavior : How Can We Prevent and Mitigate Damages by Effective Evacuation ?
Joe Rees, Virginia Tech: The Moral Foundations of Nuclear Safety
Hideaki Shiroyama, University of Tokyo: Safty Regulation for Nuclear Plants : What Are Key Factors for Nuclear Safety ?
Fadjar I. Thufail, Indonesian Institute of Sciences: Plural Legal Dimension in Postdisaster Reconstruction Program : Lesson Learned from Indonesia
Kridtiyaporn Wongsa, Chiang Mai University: Legal and Institutional Instruments in Response to Natural Disasters in Presence of Climate Change : Thailand Case Study

Eric A. Feldman, University of Pennsylvania: Chair/Discussant
Ursula J. Cheer, University of Canterbury: The Impact of Law on Media Reporting of Earthquakes in Christchurch 2010-2011
Theresa Cheng, University of California, Berkeley: Medical and Legal Insights from the 2010 Haiti Earthquake
Shunichiro Koyanagi, Dokkyo University: Earthquake and Property Law : An Historical Perspective
Joseph R. Morse, Mississippi Center for Justice: Disasters and Access to Justice : Hurricane Katrina and BP Oil Disaster
Masayuki Murayama, Meiji University: Human Resources for the Recovery from East Japan Disasters

Danuel Farber, University of California, Berkeley: Chair/Discussant
Marie G. Herrmann Lunecke, Universidad Diego Portales: Regulation of Coastal Zones : Mitigating the Impact of Tsunamis in Chile through Urban Planning
Shozo Ota, University of Tokyo: Handling of Information in Disaster : trust People or Avoid Panic ?
Fadjar I. Thufail, Indonesian Institute of Sciences: The Unintended Neoliberal Space of Disaster Law in Indonesia
Kridtiyaporn Wonsa, Chiang Mai University: Legal and Institutional Instruments in Response to Natural Disasters in the Presence of Climate Change : Thailand Case Study

Shozo Ota, University of Tokyo: Chair
Sherry P. Broder, Law Offices: Access to the Legal System and Compensation Issues
Danuel Farber, University of California, Berkeley: Events Beyond Imagination ? Integrating Catastrophic Risks ito Decision Making
Joe Rees, Virginia Tech: Some Reflections on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Hideaki Shiroyama, University of Tokyo: Regulatory Failures of Nuclear Safety and Complex Risk Governance : The Case of the Fukushima Accident

Daniel H. Foote, University of Tokyo: Chair
Eric A. Feldman, University of Pennsylvania: Justice, Compensation, and the Tragedy of Fukushima
Todd Hutchins, University of California Berkeley: An Ocean of Risks : is International Law Strong Enough to Avert Future Nuclear Disasters at Sea
Go Ito, Meiji University: Fukushima’s Nuclear Plants and the Ocean Contamination
Chie Sato, Meiji University: Liability and Compensation for Nuclear Damages from the Perspective of International Law of the Sea
Danuel Farber, University of California, Berkeley: Discussant