International organizations and civilian protection

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Titel
International organizations and civilian protection
Untertitel
Power, ideas and humanitarian aid in conflict zones
Verfasserangabe
Sreeram Chaulia
Medienart
Sprache
Person
Verlag
Ort
London
Jahr
Umfang
xxii, 262 p.
ISBN13
978-1-84885-640-0
Fußnote
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schlagwort
Annotation
Despite the proliferation of international humanitarian and human rights laws since the end of the Cold War, there has been an erosion of the practical immunity of civilians caught in the midst of armed conflicts. It is under these conditions that the plight of non-combatants has generated ever growing attention from the media, humanitarian organizations and scholars. Here, Sreeram Chaulia explores the attempts of international organizations to mitigate violence against civilians, offering a unique insight into the motivations and effects of these organizations at the grass-roots level in conflict zones. ...
Altersbeschränkung
0
Illustrationsangaben
graph. Darst, Kt.