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Die Darstellung verfolgt die Entwicklung der Lehre vom gerechten Krieg von ihren Ursprüngen in der Antike bis in die Gegenwart. Hierbei werden die Traditionslinien des gerechten Krieges nachgezogen und aus der Gesamtschau Konsequenzen für die Gegenwart gezogen. Bis in die Neuzeit hinein bildete die Lehre vom gerechten Krieg die Rechtsgrundlage für den Einsatz von Gewalt zwischen Völkern. In der späten Neuzeit durch den Positivismus verdrängt, kehrte sie im 20. Jahrhundert in das Völkerrecht und in die fächerübergreifende Diskussion über Krieg und Frieden zurück. Ihr Axiom, dass Krieg nur um des Friedens willen geführt werden dürfe, bestimmt die Ausgestaltung der traditionell in der Lehre behandelten Merkmale (causa iusta, intentio recta, auctoritas principis, ius in bello) ebenso wie das UN-Völkerrecht. Reihe Nomos Universitätsschriften - Recht - Band 858.

AbstractVoluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOADs) exist at the national, state, regional, and local levels as a platform for sharing information and supporting coordination among nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that support disaster response and recovery efforts in the United States. These entities are described as important in disaster response and recovery policy and plans and in disaster scholarship. Yet, virtually no research has explicitly examined these entities at any level. This research began to address this gap in the literature by exploring what State VOAD (SVOAD) effectiveness meant to current and past SVOAD chairs through semi‐structured interviews. A grounded theory approach was used to analyze data gathered. The result of this analysis is a grounded definition of SVOAD effectiveness and identification of its dimensions. This manuscript presents the definition and the evidence that supports it and discusses how this information may be applied to support practice and future research.

Die Darstellung verfolgt die Entwicklung der Lehre vom gerechten Krieg von ihren Ursprüngen in der Antike bis in die Gegenwart. Hierbei werden die Traditionslinien des gerechten Krieges nachgezogen und aus der Gesamtschau Konsequenzen für die Gegenwart gezogen. Bis in die Neuzeit hinein bildete die Lehre vom gerechten Krieg die Rechtsgrundlage für den Einsatz von Gewalt zwischen Völkern. In der späten Neuzeit durch den Positivismus verdrängt, kehrte sie im 20. Jahrhundert in das Völkerrecht und in die fächerübergreifende Diskussion über Krieg und Frieden zurück. Ihr Axiom, dass Krieg nur um des Friedens willen geführt werden dürfe, bestimmt die Ausgestaltung der traditionell in der Lehre behandelten Merkmale (causa iusta, intentio recta, auctoritas principis, ius in bello) ebenso wie das UN-Völkerrecht

Research was conducted on how rural emergency managers at the local level understand and employ the National Incident Management System in 2007. This article focuses on research findings from face-to-face interviews with county emergency managers in three states. The data revealed that the majority of emergency managers interviewed interpret NIMS in a generally positive manner; however, they do so with considerable qualification. Emergency managers recognized that their interpretation of NIMS plays a role in how they comply with and implement NIMS; however, it was discovered that it is not the emergency managers' interpretation that determines compliance and implementation as much as it is factors related to local reality. The unique amalgamation of emergency manager interpretations and local reality produced large variation in NIMS compliance and implementation—no two emergency managers and no two counties were exactly alike. Therefore, though the federal government mandated its expectations and standards for emergency management through NIMS, both people and aspects of place dictate the mandate's interpretation and implementation. Based on findings from the research, implications of findings for emergency management are discussed and suggestions are made for future research.

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The manuscript reports the results of a study that explored what facilitates and hinders local emergency management program pursuit of accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). This research question is of significance for several reasons, including, (1) leading national emergency management organizations have endorsed The Emergency Management Standard promulgated by EMAP; (2) very few programs are accredited; and, (3) there are only two studies related to accreditation in emergency management and neither examines accreditation in a local context. Analysis of semi-structured interview data from local emergency management program leaders representing some of the largest municipalities in the United States revealed a variety of key themes regarding what facilitates or hinders accreditation pursuit. The complexity of these themes and the context which produces them suggests that widespread accreditation at the local level is not likely in the near future even though many leaders valued the Standard and accreditation. This conclusion is discussed and a variety of avenues that might be pursued if more accreditation of local programs were the goal is offered.