The politics of protection : the limits of humanitarian action /

The politics of protection : the limits of humanitarian action /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ferris, Elizabeth G., author.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 359 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Humanitarian intervention. Humanitarian assistance. LAW -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Diplomacy. Humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian intervention. Electronic books. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11260350

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	9780815721383 0815721382 1283046776 9781283046770 9780815721376 0815721374
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"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.
Other form:	Print version: Ferris, Elizabeth G. Politics of protection. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2011 9780815721376
Standard no.:	3646699

Table of Contents:

Humanitarian principles and international law
Human rights and protection
Protection and humanitarian assistance : communities and governments
The UN and NGOs in humanitarian operations
Global governance
Humanitarian dilemmas
Natural disasters and protection
Paying for protection : humanitarian financing
Future challenges for humanitarian actors
Concluding observations and recommendations.