The Role and Status of International Humanitarian Volunteers and Organizations:The Right and Duty to Humanitarian Assistance

Foreword V.-Y. Ghebali. Introduction. Part I: Humanitarian Assistance and Voluntarism. 1. The Role and Characteristics of the Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs). 2. The Role and Characteristics of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). 3. National and International Volunteers. Part II: Neutrality or Politicization? Discretion or Disclosure? 4. The Neutrality of the Red Cross. 5. British Charities. 6. Religious Agencies. 7. Medical Volunteers. 8. The United Nations Volunteers Programme (UNV). Part III: International Humanitarian Law and Status. 9. The Legal Status and the Protection of International Humanitarian Volunteers. 10. Medical Missions: The Protection of the Volunteer Doctor. 11. International Humanitarian Intervention. Conclusion. List of Tables. Abbreviations. Index.