Humanitarian action : global, regional and domestic legal responses /
"The laws governing humanitarian action stand at the intersection of several fields of international law, regional agreements, soft law and domestic law. Through in-depth case studies and analysis, expert scholars and practitioners come together to offer an interdisciplinary approach, which inc...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; Foreword; List of cases; List of illustrations; List of abbreviations; List of international Conventions, Declarations, Statues, and Treaties; List of UN General Assembly Resolutions and Documents; List of UN Security Council resolutions and Documents; Notes on contributors; Introduction; Part I Law and politics of humanitarian action; 1 International law and humanitarian space in the twenty-first century: challenged relationships; 1. Introduction; 2. Contemporary challenges to international humanitarianism.
- 2.1 Classical IHL and humanitarian principles2.2 The changed nature of conflict and its effects on humanitarianism; 2.3 Politicisation and militarisation of aid; 2.4 Humanitarian organisations and their field of work: extended scope; 3. Humanitarian space: delineated by law, permeated by reality; 4. Conclusion; 2 The perils of Dunantism: the need for a rights-based approach to humanitarianism; 1. Introduction; 2. The unique context of Dunantist values; 3. Emerging normative frameworks after the cold war; 4. Don't ask, don't tell:the erosion of humanity; 5. The illusion of impartiality.
- 6. The pitfalls of neutrality7. Beyond neutrality: early recovery makes it impossible to stay above the fray; 8. Protection: where shame meets impotence; 9. The way forward: towards norms that work universally; 10. The aid worker'spoor options; 3 A humanitarian crisis: reframing the legal framework on humanitarian assistance; 1. Introduction; 2. Humanitarian assistance and scope of application; 3. The current legal framework concerning humanitarian assistance; 3.1 State sovereignty; 3.2 State responsibility; 3.3 Human rights law; 3.3.1. An independent human right.
- 3.3.2. The current status of human rights law3.4 Humanitarian law; 3.5 Determining a right to receive assistance?; 4. Humanitarian Crisis: an overarching approach; 4.1 Attempts at defining a complex situation; 4.2 Material scope of application; 4.2.1. Conflict and occupation; 4.2.2. Natural disaster; 4.2.3. An overarching approach; 4.3 Defining a humanitarian crisis; 5. The law applicable in a humanitarian crisis; 5.1 General international law; 5.2 IHL and human rights law; 5.3 Hierarchy or convergence of international legal norms?; 5.3.1. The 'lex specialisprinciple'
- 5.3.2. The common goal of both corpora juris6. Conclusion; 4 The utility and limits of legal mandate: humanitarian assistance, the International Committee of the Red Cross and mandate ambiguity; 1. Introduction; 2. The ICRC: a case study on assistance mandate; 3. Mandate asserted; 4. Mandate enacted; 4.1 The first phase: A framework for arguing mandate; 4.2 Second phase: promoting, not arguing, mandate; 4.3 Fostering mandate ambiguity; 5. Mandate practised; 6. Mandate assessed; 7. Conclusion.
