This article uses the concept of international practices to explore the distinctions between
human rights and humanitarianism in the contemporary period and, in turn, uses this …

This book explores the fluctuating relationship between human rights and humanitarianism.
For most of their lives, human rights and humanitarianism have been distant cousins …

This article starts with a discussion about the international law of humanitarianism and
human rights and what they indicate about trends in international relations (also known as …

This article makes a distinction between humanitarian principles (for example the distinction
between combatant and non‐combatant as expressed in the Geneva Conventions) and the …

Rethinking Human Rights brings together a team of authors from fields as diverse as
political theory, peace studies, international law and media studies-concerned with a new …

The tragedies of the past decade have led to an identity crisis among humanitarians.
Respecting traditional principles of neutrality and impartiality and operating procedures …

This article develops a critical conception of security by showing the limits of traditional
realist and pluralist discourses. It does this by exploring the deficiencies of realist and …

This book provides a succinct but sophisticated understanding of humanitarianism and
insight into the on-going dilemmas and tensions that have accompanied it since its origins in …

This chapter argues that global society has developed a set of rules that permit, but do not
require, forcible intervention to stop gross violations of basic security rights. The …

It is a wonderful development that there is now a global system of humanitarian action that
can reach people suffering from armed conflict and disaster in any part of the world. The …