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The Humanitarian Challenge

20 Years European Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA)

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Pat Gibbons

    1. Agriculture and Food Science, School Of Agriculture & Food Science, Dublin 4, Ireland

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  2. Hans-Joachim Heintze

    1. Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Bochum, Germany

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  • Addresses highly topical questions of humanitarian crisis assistance

  • Contains articles from academics of the NOHA universities

  • Provides insights in disaster response

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Disaster Management and Multilateral Humanitarian Aid: Parallelism vs. Combined Forces

    • Catherine Bragg
    Pages 1-16

  3. Resilience: The Holy Grail or Yet Another Hype?

    • Cecile de Milliano, Marijn Faling, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Dominic Crowley, Pat Gibbons
    Pages 17-30

  4. Human Security as the Link Between Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding

    • Cristina Churruca Muguruza
    Pages 31-46

  5. Post-Conflict Reconciliation: A Humanitarian Myth?

    • Valérie Rosoux
    Pages 47-69

  6. Global Civil Society as a Humanitarian Actor: Constituting a Right of Humanitarian Assistance

    • Raimonda Miglinaitė
    Pages 71-87

  7. The Challenge Posed by Migration to European Crisis Management: Some Thoughts in Light of the ‘Arab Spring’

    • Marie-José Domestici-Met
    Pages 89-119

  8. Role of Non-traditional Donors in Humanitarian Action: How Much Can They Achieve?

    • Katarzyna Kot-Majewska
    Pages 121-134

  9. The Legal Framework of Humanitarian Action

    • Heike Spieker
    Pages 135-162

  10. The ILC Codification Project on the “Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters”

    • Hans-Joachim Heintze
    Pages 163-183

  11. European Efforts in Transitional Justice While Implementing Universal Jurisdiction: ICJ Belgium v. Senegal Case

    • Gabija Grigaitė, Renata Vaišvilienė
    Pages 185-199

  12. The Problems the European Court of Human Rights Faces in Applying International Humanitarian Law

    • Joana Abrisketa Uriarte
    Pages 201-220

  13. Safety and Protection of Humanitarian Workers

    • Agnieszka Bieńczyk-Missala, Patrycja Grzebyk
    Pages 221-252

  14. Media and Humanitarian Action

    • Markus Moke, Maria Rüther
    Pages 253-263

  15. Western Health Workers in Humanitarian Aid

    • Magdalena Bjerneld
    Pages 265-286
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About this book

This book includes contributions from academics, practitioners and policy-makers connected with the Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA), an international association of universities that is committed to interdisciplinary education and research on humanitarian action.  Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of NOHA, this book highlights some of the most pressing issues and challenges facing humanitarian action and explores potential solutions.

Drawing on theory and practice, and spanning a broad range of subject matter, the book explores the origin of key concepts such as human security, reconciliation and resilience and questions their effectiveness in the pursuit of humanitarian ends.  It also charts current developments in the humanitarian system, in particular in its legal and financial frameworks.  Issues relating to humanitarian stakeholders, such as the role of the media and the protection of humanitarian workers, are also addressed. The contributions are influenced by a range of disciplines, including anthropology, political science, legal studies and communications.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Agriculture and Food Science, School Of Agriculture & Food Science, Dublin 4, Ireland

    Pat Gibbons

  • Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Bochum, Germany

    Hans-Joachim Heintze

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