The politics of protection
Subtitle: the limits of humanitarian action
By: Elizabeth G. Ferris
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9780815721376
Subjects: Humanitarian assistance; Humanitarian intervention
Description: "Examines the evolution of the international community's understanding and commitment to the concept of 'humanitarian protection,' focusing on the inconsistencies inherent in responses from Rwanda to Katrina in order to demonstrate the challenges and limitations of protecting future vulnerable populations from war and natural disasters"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Humanitarian principles and international law; title: Human rights and protection; title: Protection and humanitarian assistance : communities and governments; title: The UN and NGOs in humanitarian operations; title: Global governance; title: Humanitarian dilemmas; title: Natural disasters and protection; title: Paying for protection : humanitarian financing; title: Future challenges for humanitarian actors; title: Concluding observations and recommendations.