The International Legal Protection of Persons in Humanitarian Crises: Exploring the Acquis Humanitaire

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-5099-3131-6
Verlag: HART PUB

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

Reihe: Studies in International Law

The instinctual desire to support those in need, irrespective of geographic, cultural or religious links, is both facilitated and overwhelmed by the extent of information now available about the multiple humanitarian crises which occur on a daily basis around the world. Behind the images of devastating floods and earthquakes, or massive forced displacements resulting from armed conflicts, is the all too real suffering faced by individuals and families. From the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami to the on-going conflict in Syria, recent years have seen an increasing debate regarding the international legal mechanisms to protect persons in such humanitarian crises.

The International Legal Protection of Persons in Humanitarian Crises argues that an acquis humanitaire is identifiable through the interconnected web of existing and emerging international, regional and national laws, policies and practices for the protection of persons caught up in humanitarian crises. Indeed, the humanitarian imperative to alleviate suffering wherever it may be found permeates various branches of international law, and is reflected in the extensive humanitarian activities undertaken by States and other actors in times of armed conflict, population displacement and disaster. Dug Cubie argues that by clarifying the conceptual framework and normative content of the acquis humanitaire, gaps and lacunae can be identified and the overall protection of persons strengthened.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cubie, Dug

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Conceptual Framework
1. Setting the Scene: Humanitarianism in Context
2. Defining the Acquis Humanitaire
3. Protection of Persons in Humanitarian Crises
4. Strengthening the Web of International Legal Protection

Part II: Normative Content of the Acquis Humanitaire
5. International Human Rights Law
6. Law of Armed Conflict
7. International Criminal Law
8. International Disaster Laws
9. Refugee and Displaced Persons Law

Part III: Concluding Observations
10. Crystallisation of a General Right to Humanitarian Assistance
11. Future Development of the Acquis Humanitaire

Über Autor(innen)

Cubie, Dug
Dug Cubie is a lecturer in the School of Law, University College Cork, Ireland.

Dr Dug Cubie worked for over 10 years in refugee protection and humanitarian action, including with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the UK, Belgium, Nepal and the Republic of Congo, and with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Irish Refugee Council in Dublin.

Immediately prior to returning to academia, Dug worked for the Irish Red Cross Society, in particular covering the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Relief and Recovery Programme in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. This experience led directly to his PhD research examining the right to humanitarian assistance in natural and human-made disasters undertaken in the School of Law, University College Cork, and on-going research focus on the protection of persons in humanitarian crises.

Dug Cubie is a lecturer in the School of Law, University College Cork, Ireland.