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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has a complex position in international relations, being the guardian of international humanitarian law but often acting discretely to advance human dignity. Treated by most governments as if it were an inter-governmental organization, the ICRC is a non-governmental organization, all-Swiss at the top, and it is given rights and duties in the 1949 Geneva Conventions for Victims of War.

Written by two formidable experts in the field, this book analyzes international humanitarian action as practiced by the International Red Cross, explaining its history and structure as well as examining contemporary field experience and broad diplomatic initiatives related to its principal tasks. Such tasks include:

  • ensuring that detention conditions are humane for those imprisoned by reason of political conflict or war
  • providing material and moral relief in conflict
  • promoting development of the huma

    Table of Contents

    Introduction 1. Historical development 2. Organization and management 3. The ICRC and international humanitarian law 4. Humanitarian assistance and restoration of family ties 5. Detention visits 6. Conclusion: the future of the ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross

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    A Paperback / softback by David P. Forsythe, Barbara Ann Rieffer-Flanagan

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 29 February 2016
      ISBN-13 9781138185548
      978-1138185548
      ISBN-10 113818554X
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      Political economy Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has a complex position in international relations, being the guardian of international humanitarian law but often acting discretely to advance human dignity. Treated by most governments as if it were an inter-governmental organization, the ICRC is a non-governmental organization, all-Swiss at the top, and it is given rights and duties in the 1949 Geneva Conventions for Victims of War.

      Written by two formidable experts in the field, this book analyzes international humanitarian action as practiced by the International Red Cross, explaining its history and structure as well as examining contemporary field experience and broad diplomatic initiatives related to its principal tasks. Such tasks include:

      • ensuring that detention conditions are humane for those imprisoned by reason of political conflict or war
      • providing material and moral relief in conflict
      • promoting development of the huma

        Table of Contents

        Introduction 1. Historical development 2. Organization and management 3. The ICRC and international humanitarian law 4. Humanitarian assistance and restoration of family ties 5. Detention visits 6. Conclusion: the future of the ICRC

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