Roberts, Adam.

Humanitarian action in war : aid, protection and impartiality in a policy vacuum / Adam Roberts. - Oxford [England] ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 1996. - 96 p ; 22 cm - Adelphi paper, 305 0567-932X ; . - Adelphi papers ; no. 305. .

Item is bound in Adelphi papers 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-96).

I. The Changing Context of Humanitarian Action -- II. Humanitarian Intervention -- III. Forms of Humanitarian Action -- IV. Key Issues -- V. Coordinating Humanitarian Action.

Humanitarian action has become more prominent, partly because of the reluctance of states to accept refugees. This text examines issues such as whether humanitarian action saves lives or prolongs wars, whether it is compatible with economic sanctions, and whether military assistance is useful.


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Humanitarian assistance.
War relief.
International police.
Humanitarian assistance.
War victims--Legal status, laws, etc.
War.
Humanitarian intervention.
Humanitarian assistance.
Politics and political science.
Defence.

Human rights; Refugees; United Nations Political science Defence

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