Routledge Studies in Humanitarian Action
About the Book Series
This book series offers an interdisciplinary platform for the study of issues pertaining to humanitarianism, such as humanitarian principles, humanitarian space, resilience, safety and security, international law of humanitarian action, to mention but a few. It aims to broaden understanding of these issues and their interconnection from different angles – such as politics, law, economics, philosophy, psychology, sociology – brought together under the heading of Humanitarian Studies.
Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Disasters
1st Edition
Edited
By Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani, Emanuele Sommario, Federico Casolari, Giulio Bartolini
June 30, 2020
The Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Disasters provides the first comprehensive review of the role played by international human rights law in the prevention and management of natural and technological disasters.Each chapter is written by a leading expert and offers a state-of-the-art ...
Gender, Conflict and International Humanitarian Law: A critique of the 'principle of distinction'
1st Edition
By Orly Maya Stern
January 14, 2020
This book conducts a gendered critique of the ‘principle of distinction’ in international humanitarian law (IHL), with a focus on recent conflicts in Africa. The ‘principle of distinction’ is core to IHL, and regulates who can and cannot be targeted in armed conflict. It states that civilians may ...