Humanitarian action in war : aid, protection and impartiality in a policy vacuum / Adam Roberts.

By:

Roberts, Adam

Contributor(s):

International Institute for Strategic Studies

Material type:

TextSeries: Adelphi papers ; no. 305.Publication details: Oxford [England] ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 1996.Description: 96 p ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

0198280939
9780198280934

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LOC classification:

U162 .A3 R54

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Contents:

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

Summary: 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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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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