The International Committee of the Red Cross

A Neutral Humanitarian Actor

David P. Forsythe, Barbara Ann Rieffer-Flanagan

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English

Routledge
14 March 2016

Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy; Human rights; Non-governmental organisations (NGOs); Political economy; International humanitarian law

Series: Global Institutions

"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 humanitarian part of the laws of war

improving the unity and effectiveness of the movement

Fully updated throughout, the new edition will also include brand new material on:

armed actors who do not accept humanitarian restrictions on their actions, including expanded coverage of the Islamic State (ISIL, ISIS), Al Shabab, and Boko Haram, among others

Syrian internationalized civil war

issue of drone strikes and targeted killings, and the continuing push for regulation of what is called cyber war

the question of the field of application of international humanitarian law (what is the battlefield?). Particularly when states declare ""war"" on ""terrorist groups"" operating inside other states

regulation of new weapons and new uses of old weapons"

By: David P. Forsythe, Barbara Ann Rieffer-Flanagan
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 317g
ISBN: 9781138185524
ISBN 10: 1138185523
Series: Global Institutions
Pages: 154
Publication Date: 14 March 2016
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Further / Higher Education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

David P. Forsythe is Emeritus University Professor and Charles J. Mach Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska –Lincoln, USA. Barbara Ann J. Rieffer-Flanagan is Professor of Political Science at Central Washington University, USA.