The International Committee of the Red Cross: A Neutral Humanitarian Actor

by David P. Forsythe, Barbara Ann Rieffer-Flanagan, Barbara Ann J Rieffer-Flanagan

Book Overview

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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113818554X
• ISBN13: 9781138185548
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"