Dug Cubie is a lecturer in the School of Law, University College Cork, Ireland.

Cubie’s monograph pulls together the different strands of international law in the face of ever-complex humanitarian crises to shape a well-thought out and sober approach to humanitarian action. The valuable contribution this book makes to the number of fields it touches upon is clear, but it also potentially provides a pivot point for our legal and practical continuum as an international community in how we respond to some of the greatest challenges we face as the human race.

• Part I: Conceptual Framework1. Setting the Scene: Humanitarianism in Context 2. Defining the Acquis Humanitaire 3. Protection of Persons in Humanitarian Crises 4. Strengthening the Web of International Legal Protection Part II: Normative Content of the Acquis Humanitaire5. International Human Rights Law 6. Law of Armed Conflict 7. International Criminal Law 8. International Disaster Laws 9. Refugee and Displaced Persons Law Part III: Concluding Observations10. Crystallisation of a General Right to Humanitarian Assistance 11. Future Development of the Acquis Humanitaire

Dug Cubie is a lecturer in the School of Law, University College Cork, Ireland.

Cubie’s monograph pulls together the different strands of international law in the face of ever-complex humanitarian crises to shape a well-thought out and sober approach to humanitarian action. The valuable contribution this book makes to the number of fields it touches upon is clear, but it also potentially provides a pivot point for our legal and practical continuum as an international community in how we respond to some of the greatest challenges we face as the human race.

• Part I: Conceptual Framework1. Setting the Scene: Humanitarianism in Context 2. Defining the Acquis Humanitaire 3. Protection of Persons in Humanitarian Crises 4. Strengthening the Web of International Legal Protection Part II: Normative Content of the Acquis Humanitaire5. International Human Rights Law 6. Law of Armed Conflict 7. International Criminal Law 8. International Disaster Laws 9. Refugee and Displaced Persons Law Part III: Concluding Observations10. Crystallisation of a General Right to Humanitarian Assistance 11. Future Development of the Acquis Humanitaire

Dug Cubie is a lecturer in the School of Law, University College Cork, Ireland.

Cubie’s monograph pulls together the different strands of international law in the face of ever-complex humanitarian crises to shape a well-thought out and sober approach to humanitarian action. The valuable contribution this book makes to the number of fields it touches upon is clear, but it also potentially provides a pivot point for our legal and practical continuum as an international community in how we respond to some of the greatest challenges we face as the human race.

• Part I: Conceptual Framework1. Setting the Scene: Humanitarianism in Context 2. Defining the Acquis Humanitaire 3. Protection of Persons in Humanitarian Crises 4. Strengthening the Web of International Legal Protection Part II: Normative Content of the Acquis Humanitaire5. International Human Rights Law 6. Law of Armed Conflict 7. International Criminal Law 8. International Disaster Laws 9. Refugee and Displaced Persons Law Part III: Concluding Observations10. Crystallisation of a General Right to Humanitarian Assistance 11. Future Development of the Acquis Humanitaire