A Comment on Mr. Yoneda's "Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and Legal Aid Activities: Reality of Social Problems and Constructing Institutions"

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  • 米田報告へのコメント
  • 「援助」の構造について

Abstract

Mr. Yoneda's report analyzes, from a sociological point of view, a process of establishing a legal aid project for victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. His report is valuable in that this is the first of its kind. Hopefully, there will be more studies such as the examination of the roles of legal process in disaster relief and analysis of the measures taken by the government to help the victims of the earthquake. The Public Assistance Act to victims of natural disasters, which was passed in May, 1998 as a result of citizen initiative, has potential benefits as well as limitations. Considering the rising number of suicides and deaths of neglected victims of the earthquake, an examination of the effectiveness of the law with regard to its placement within the Japanese disaster law system is necessary.

Journal

  • The Sociology of Law

    The Sociology of Law 1999 (51), 204-205,284, 1999

    The Japanese Association of Sociology of Law

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  • CRID
    1390001205302425856
  • NII Article ID
    130003571081
  • DOI
    10.11387/jsl1951.1999.204
  • ISSN
    24241423
    04376161
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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