The politics of protection : the limits of humanitarian action /

The politics of protection : the limits of humanitarian action /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ferris, Elizabeth G.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2011.
Description:	xvii, 359 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Humanitarian intervention. Humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian intervention.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8386445

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Other authors / contributors:	Brookings Institution.
ISBN:	9780815721376 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0815721374 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-343) and index.
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.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Humanitarian Principles and International Law
2. Human Rights and Protection
3. Protection and Humanitarian Assistance: Communities and Governments
4. The UN and NGOs in Humanitarian Operations
5. Global Governance
6. Humanitarian Dilemmas
7. Natural Disasters and Protection
8. Paying for Protection: Humanitarian Financing
9. Future Challenges for Humanitarian Actors
10. Concluding Observations and Recommendations
Notes
Index