The Law of International Humanitarian Relief in Non-International Armed Conflicts.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (489 pages)
- International Humanitarian Law Series ; v.59 .
- International Humanitarian Law Series .
Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Table of Materials -- Introduction -- Introduction -- i Challenges of Humanitarian Access and Delivery in Times of Non-International Armed Conflicts -- ii Promises and Limits of the Normative Approach -- iii Strengthening the Normativity of the Law of International Humanitarian Relief -- A The Erosion of the Law of International Humanitarian Relief -- B Reconceptualizing the Normativity of the Law of International Humanitarian Relief -- C A New Framework of Humanitarian Engagement within the Realm of International Humanitarian Relief: Towards a Relational Normativity -- iv Aims and Scope of the Book -- Part 1 Initiating International Humanitarian Relief -- Chapter 1 The Right of Initiative of Impartial Humanitarian Bodies -- Introduction -- i Initiators -- A Impartial Humanitarian Bodies -- B Grounds for Initiative -- 1 International Humanitarian Law and the Right of Initiative -- 2 International Human Rights Law and the Right to Humanitarian Assistance -- C Limits to Initiative -- 1 Direct Limitations: The Principle of Neutrality -- 2 Indirect Limitations -- a Principle of Sovereignty -- b UN Sanctions Regimes -- ii Beneficiaries and Benefits -- iii Addressees -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 The Duty of States to Cooperate -- Introduction -- i Initiators -- A Third States and International/Regional Organisations -- B Grounds for Cooperation -- 1 International Humanitarian Law -- a Obligation to Undertake International Humanitarian Relief Actions -- b Obligations to Ensure Respect for International Humanitarian Law -- 2 Doctrine on the Responsibility to Protect -- 3 International Human Rights Law -- C Limits to Cooperation -- 1 Principle of Sovereignty -- 2 Prior UN Security Council Authorisation -- ii Beneficiaries and Benefits. iii Addressees -- Conclusion -- Part 2 Authorising International Humanitarian Relief -- Chapter 3 The Strategic Consent of Fighting Parties -- Introduction -- i Ownership over the Right to Strategic Consent -- A Pillars of the Equal Right to Consent of Non-State Armed Groups -- 1 Principle of Equality of the Fighting Parties -- 2 (Limited) International Legal Personality of Non-State Armed Groups -- 3 Equal Accountability of the Fighting Parties -- B Unwarranted Consequences of the Symmetrical Right to Consent -- 1 On the Interpretation and Development of the Law of International Humanitarian Relief -- 2 On the Battlefield -- C Solutions to the Legal Vacuum: Towards a Relational Normativity -- ii Interdependent Exercise of the Right to Strategic Consent -- A The Role of Neutrality upon the Humanitarian Engagement of International Humanitarian Relief Actors with the Fighting Parties -- B The Role of Neutrality upon the Security Council's Authorisation of Cross-Border Relief -- iii Agreements on Humanitarian Access -- A Types -- B Forms -- C Normativity -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Limits to the Exercise of the Strategic Consent of Fighting Parties -- Introduction -- i Arbitrary Denial -- ii UN Security Council Suspension of Consent -- iii Presumption of Consent -- Conclusion -- Part 3 Delivering International Humanitarian Relief -- Chapter 5 The Obligations and Rights of Fighting Parties -- Introduction -- i Obligations -- A Security Obligations -- 1 Agreements on Humanitarian Access -- a Special Protection -- i Distinctive Emblems of the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols -- ii United Nations Emblem -- b Additional Protection -- 2 General Protection: Civilian Immunity -- B Cooperation Obligations -- 1 Agreements on Humanitarian Access -- 2 UN Security Council Resolutions -- a Policy. b Measures to Ensure Compliance with the Obligations under the Agreements -- ii Right of Control or Operational Consent -- A Grounds to Exercise the Right of Control -- 1 International Humanitarian Law -- a Imperative Military Necessity -- b Self-Sufficiency of Humanitarian Relief -- 2 Outside International Humanitarian Law -- a External Security Threats -- b Violation of the Operational Principles of Humanitarian Action -- B Independent Exercise of the Right of Control -- C Limits to the Exercise of the Right of Control -- iii Consequences of Non-Compliance -- A Action Undertaken by the Contracting Parties to the Agreements on Humanitarian Access -- 1 Voluntary Measures of the Fighting Parties -- a Resumption of Security and Cooperation Obligations -- b Investigation and Criminal Prosecution -- 2 Voluntary Measures of International Humanitarian Relief Actors -- a Reparation Claims -- b Suspension and Withdrawal of Relief -- 3 Dispute Resolution -- B Action Undertaken by Third Parties to the Conflict -- 1 Mediation -- 2 UN Sanctions Regimes -- 3 Investigation and Criminal Prosecution -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 The Obligations and Rights of International Humanitarian Relief Actors -- Introduction -- i Obligations -- A Respect for the Principles of Humanitarian Action -- 1 Impartiality and Humanity -- 2 Neutrality and Independence -- B Refrain from Direct Participation in Armed Hostilities -- C Notify Movements -- ii Rights: Unimpeded Passage and Freedom of Movement -- iii Consequences of Non-Compliance -- A Denial of Passage and Freedom of Movement -- B Loss of Protective Status -- C Arrest, Detention, Prosecution and Expulsion -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
This first book-length treatment of the law of international humanitarian relief in non-international armed conflicts examines the rights and duties of fighting parties and international humanitarian relief actors and provides practical guidance for frontline humanitarian negotiators and legal professionals.