Beyond the Red Cross
The protection of independent humanitarian organizations and their staff in international humanitarian law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12848832 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Mackintosh (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 865 |
| Pages | 113-130 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of the Red Cross (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1607-5889 • E-ISSN: 1816-3831 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1816383107000951 |
| OpenAlex | W4235774025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Members of independent humanitarian organizations have less protection, legally speaking, than most of them probably think. Two key features of their work – their neutrality and independence – as well as practical steps they take to implement these principles, actually place them outside much of the protection afforded to either civilians or authorized medical staff. This article examines the international legal protection currently available to independent humanitarian organizations, and considers whether there is scope for improvement of both the content of this framework and respect for the same
Business · Computer security · Humanitarian aid · Independence (probability theory · International humanitarian law · International law · Key (lock · Law and economics · Neutrality · Political science · Public relations · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Work (physics · Computer Science · Engineering · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Global Security and Public Health · Human Rights and Development · Law
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| Citations per year | 0.46 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |