The Human Rights = Human Rights> Field Operation : Law, Theory and Practice>
\ edited by Michael O'Flaherty.
Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, Vt.
: Ashgate
, 2007
xiv, 467 p. : ill.
E.Book: 25092
This volume assesses the development of human rights field operations of the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations. It addresses a range of aspects concerning the nature, role and activities of field operations, whilst drawing together the reflections of academics, policy makers and field practitioners.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Human rights field operations : an introductory analysis / Michael O'Flaherty -- The fundamental protection function of the human rights field operation / Nicholas Howen -- The legal base for human rights field operations / Nigel D. White and Marco Odello -- Towards an ethical base for the work of human rights field operations / George Ulrich -- How human rights field operations are deployed : policy, politics and practice / Daniel Moeckli and Manfred Nowak -- The human rights field operation in partnership for peace / Bertrand G. Ramcharan -- The human rights field operation in partnership for security / William G. O'Neill -- The human rights field operation in partnership for transitional justice / David Marshall -- The human rights field operation in partnership for humanitarian relief and reconstruction / Michael O'Flaherty -- Protection : the United Nations Children's Fund experience / Karin Landgren -- Protection : the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees experience / Maria Stavropoulou -- Protection : the International Committee of the Red Cross experience / Alain Aeschlimann -- Protection : a nongovernmental organisation experience : Peace Brigades International / Liam Mahony -- Case study : the United Nations human rights field operation in East Timor / Patrick Burgess -- Case study : the United Nations human rights field operation in Sierra Leone / Michael O'Flaherty -- Case study : the United Nations human rights field operation in Angola / Todd Howland -- Case study : comparative aspects of the human rights field operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Guatemala / Milburn Line -- The human rights field operations of the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe / Susanne Ringgaard-Pedersen and Annette Lythe -- Compendium of resources regarding human rights field operations of intergovernmental organisations / Kevin Turner.