Compensation for Victims of Disasters in Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands

In Compensation for Victims of Disasters in Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands, Véronique Bruggeman and Michael Faure evaluate financial compensation for victims of natural and industrial disasters in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France. Although disasters have always taken place, the way that they are handled differs between countries. Whereas some countries have structural statutory regulations in place for the financial compensation of victims, others work with ad hoc provisions. A previous international comparison in 2006 showed that the situation in the Netherlands was falling behind that within other countries in a number of areas. Bruggeman and Faure are investigating to what extent this situation has now changed.