Description
Book SynopsisA multifaceted exploration of how humanitarian organizations, private militaries, and non-state armed groups are shaking the foundations of international humanitarian law.
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction / Benjamin Perrin
Part 1: Non-State Armed Groups – The Compliance Challenge
1 Asymmetrical Reciprocity and Compliance with the Laws of War / René Provost
2 The Pragmatic Value of Reciprocity: Promoting Respect for International Humanitarian Law among Non-State Armed Groups / Sophie Rondeau
3 Armed Non-State Actors and Humanitarian Norms: Lessons from the Geneva Call Experience / Elisabeth Decrey Warner, Jonathan Somer, and Pascal Bongard
4 The Ownership of International Humanitarian Law: Non-State Armed Groups and the Formation and Enforcement of IHL Rules / Sandesh Sivakumaran
5 Armed Groups and the Arms Trade Treaty: Challenges and Opportunities / Pablo Policzer and Valerie Yankey-Wayne
Part 2: Private Military and Security Companies and Humanitarian Organizations
6 Private Security Companies and Humanitarian Organizations: Implications for International Humanitarian Law / Benjamin Perrin
7 The Case for Humanitarian Organizations to Use Private Security Contactors / Andrew Bearpark
8 The Use of Armed Security Escorts: A Challenge to Independent and Neutral Humanitarian Action / Jamie Williamson
9 Obligations of Private Military and Security Companies under International Humanitarian Law / Fred Schreier
Part 3: The “Humanitarian Space” Debate
10 “Humanitarian Space” in Search of a New Home: (Limited) Guidance from International Law / Sylvain Beauchamp
11 Humanitarian Space and Stability Operations / Michael Khambatta
12 The Implications for Women of a Shrinking Humanitarian Space / Valerie Oosterveld
13 Whither Humanitarian Space? The Costs of Integrated Peacebuilding in Afghanistan / Emily Paddon and Taylor Owen
Part 4: Addressing Endemic Urban Violence
14 Silent Wars in Our Cities: Alternatives to the Inadequacy of International Humanitarian Law to Protect Civilians during Endemic Urban Violence / Carlos Iván Fuentes
15 Rethinking Stabilization and Humanitarian Action in “Fragile Cities” / Robert Muggah and Oliver Jütersonke
16 Stabilization and Humanitarian Action in Haiti / Robert Muggah
17 Violence against Children in Urban Settings: Private Hurt, Public Manifestations / Gurvinder Singh and Judi Fairholm
Conclusion / Benjamin Perrin
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