Publication

Apr 2002

This paper reviews global trends in international humanitarian policy. The author assesses the objectives of international humanitarian action, and the principles according to which it operates. The paper argues that humanitarian action has been associated with a controversial agenda of military and political intervention.

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Author Joanna Macrae
Series ODI Briefing Papers
Publisher Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Copyright © 2002 Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
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