Mississippi Law Journal Spring 2008 Book 3

2008·11.1 MB·English

by  Kathryn E. Dennis, Kristi L. Bowman, John M. Czarnetzky, Bobby Marzine Harges, U.S. Representative Gene Taylor, Ronald G. Peresich, Kimberly E. Smith, Trudy Fisher, John S. Williams, Kristy Bennett, John Jopling, Karen A. Lash, Reilly Morse

MISSISSIPPI
LAW JOURNAL
Volume 77, Number3 Spring2008
HURRICANE KATRINA SPECIAL EDITION
Foreword: Remembering Our Mississippi GulfCoast Kaihryn E. Dennis
Rebuilding Schools, Rebuilding Communities:
TheCivic Roleof Mississippi's Public Schools after
Hurricane Katrina Kristi L. Bowman
Hurricane Katrina andthe Revised Bankruptcy Code:
Kick 'Em WhileThey're Down John M. Czarnetzky
Disaster Mediations in Mississippi: The Influx of
Public Adjusters into Mississippi after Hurricane
Katrina Compelsthe Mississippi Legislatureto
Enactthe Mississippi Public Adjuster Act Bobby Marzine Harges
Federal Insurance Reform after Katrina U.S. Representative Qene Taylor
Revamping the Wind Pool Ronald Q. Peresich
TheGO ZoneAct An Innovative Mechanism for
Promoting Economic Recovery forthe Gulf Coast Kimberly E. Smith
Reporton Mississippi Departmentof Environmental
Quality Disaster Debris Management Efforts after
Hurricane Katrina Trudy Fisher
Impact of International Human Rights Law on
Internally DisplacedGulf Coast Citizens John S. Williams & Kristy Bennett
Two Years afterthe Storm: The StateofKatrina
Housing Recovery on the Mississippi GulfCoast John Jopling
&
Mitigating Disasters: Lessons from Mississippi KarenA. Lash Reilly Morse

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