Online Disaster Law Resources
One of the Equal Justice Conference sessions that I was involved in, Making Recovery From Disasters Easier Through Technology, addressed various ways that technology is being used by legal services organizations and others in the wake of natural disasters. Below is a list of online resources on disaster law that were covered during the session, as well as a few others I came across while researching this post:
- DisasterLegalAid.org – A national disaster law resource for both lawyers and the public by the American Bar Association, Legal Services Corporation, National Legal Aid and Defender Association and Pro Bono Net. (See also KatrinaLegalAid.org for Katrina-specific resources.)
- ABA Disaster Law Resources – Legal information for victims and lawyers about disaster preparedness, resources and recovery by the American Bar Association, including the ABA’s Principles for Rule of Law in Times of Major Disaster (PDF) and the State Implementation of ABA Model Court Rule on Provision of Legal Services Following Determination of Major Disaster (PDF).
- Disasters & the Law Database – An excellent database of disaster law resources by the UC Berkeley School of Law.
- Immigrants and Disaster Assistance – Fact sheets, issue briefs, advocacy resources, articles, reports, and community education materials by the National Immigration Law Center, as well as links to disaster resources from other nonprofits and government agencies.
Additionally, many statewide advocate websites have disaster law resources, including the Georgia Online Justice Community, probono.net/iowa, probono.net/la, and FloridaAdvocate.org. If you're aware of other online disaster law resources, please include them in the comments. -M
