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Human security for all : a tribute to Sergio Vieira de Mello / edited by Kevin M. Cahill.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- International humanitarian affairs ; no. 5.
- International humanitarian affairs series, 1541-7409 ; no. 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Humanitarian assistance.
- War relief.
- Peace-building.
- Human rights.
- Refugees.
- Mello, Sérgio Vieira de, 1948-2003.
- Mello, Sérgio Vieira de.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (318 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fordham University Press and the Center for International Health and Cooperation, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The tragic death in Baghdad in 2003 of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, brought into bitter relief the challenges faced by peacekeepers and humanitarian aid workers. The contributors to this book, all leading scholars and practitioners, offer invaluable perspectives on many of the most important political, legal, social, and military challenges confronting humanitarian aid in a world of terror and conflict.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Human rights and the rights of the displaced
- pt. 2. Post-conflict transitions and working with local communities to create leadership and governance
- pt. 3. Maintaining humanitarian space in conflict zones
- pt. 4. Justice and the rule of law.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8232-4795-3
- OCLC:
- 610041381
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