The human rights field operation : law, theory and practice / edited by Michael O'Flaherty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Flaherty, Michael, solicitor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights field operations.

Humanitarian assistance.

Human rights workers.

United Nations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (484 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume assesses the development of human rights field operations of the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations. It addresses a range of aspects concerning the nature, role and activities of field operations, whilst drawing together the reflections of academics, policy makers and field practitioners.

Contents:

Human rights field operations : an introductory analysis / Michael O'Flaherty

The fundamental protection function of the human rights field operation / Nicholas Howen

The legal base for human rights field operations / Nigel D. White and Marco Odello

Towards an ethical base for the work of human rights field operations / George Ulrich

How human rights field operations are deployed : policy, politics and practice / Daniel Moeckli and Manfred Nowak

The human rights field operation in partnership for peace / Bertrand G. Ramcharan

The human rights field operation in partnership for security / William G. O'Neill

The human rights field operation in partnership for transitional justice / David Marshall

The human rights field operation in partnership for humanitarian relief and reconstruction / Michael O'Flaherty

Protection : the United Nations Children's Fund experience / Karin Landgren

Protection : the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees experience / Maria Stavropoulou

Protection : the International Committee of the Red Cross experience / Alain Aeschlimann

Protection : a nongovernmental organisation experience : Peace Brigades International / Liam Mahony

Case study : the United Nations human rights field operation in East Timor / Patrick Burgess

Case study : the United Nations human rights field operation in Sierra Leone / Michael O'Flaherty

Case study : the United Nations human rights field operation in Angola / Todd Howland

Case study : comparative aspects of the human rights field operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Guatemala / Milburn Line

The human rights field operations of the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe / Susanne Ringgaard-Pedersen and Annette Lythe

Compendium of resources regarding human rights field operations of intergovernmental organisations / Kevin Turner.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-09911-2

9786611099114

0-7546-8545-4

OCLC:

614554971