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Safeguarding Humanitarianism in Armed Conflict: A Call for Reconciling International Legal Obligations and Counterterrorism Measures in the United States

Summary:

    This report by the Charity & Security Network indicates that the United States’ counterterrorism laws and policies, particularly on the prohibition of material support to terrorism, are inconsistent with humanitarian principles and obligations as they effectively block access to vulnerable populations by barring logistical negotiations with listed groups.
Published:
  • June 2012
Authors:
  • Kay Guinane
  • Karen Siciliano Lucas
  • Elizabeth Holland
Category:
  • Emerging challenges
Language:
  • English
Document type:
  • Report
Resource link:

  • Click here to access report