TY - BOOK ID - 32076776 TI - International Humanitarian Action : NOHA Textbook AU - Heintze, Hans-Joachim. AU - Thielbörger, Pierre. PY - 2018 SN - 3319144545 3319144537 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Law. KW - Natural disasters. KW - Public health. KW - Human rights. KW - International humanitarian law. KW - Anthropology. KW - International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict. KW - Human Rights. KW - Public Health. KW - Natural Hazards. KW - Human beings KW - Humanitarian conventions KW - International humanitarian law KW - War (International law) KW - Basic rights KW - Civil rights (International law) KW - Human rights KW - Rights, Human KW - Rights of man KW - Human security KW - Transitional justice KW - Truth commissions KW - Community health KW - Health services KW - Hygiene, Public KW - Hygiene, Social KW - Public health services KW - Public hygiene KW - Sanitary affairs KW - Social hygiene KW - Health KW - Human services KW - Biosecurity KW - Health literacy KW - Medicine, Preventive KW - National health services KW - Sanitation KW - Natural calamities KW - Disasters KW - Acts, Legislative KW - Enactments, Legislative KW - Laws (Statutes) KW - Legislative acts KW - Legislative enactments KW - Jurisprudence KW - Legislation KW - Law and legislation KW - Geology. KW - Geognosy KW - Geoscience KW - Earth sciences KW - Natural history KW - International relief. KW - International law and human rights. KW - Crisis management. KW - Crises KW - Management of crises KW - Management KW - Problem solving KW - Conflict management KW - Human rights and international law KW - Grants-in-aid, International KW - International grants-in-aid KW - Relief, International KW - Relief (Aid) KW - Charities KW - Economic assistance KW - Public welfare KW - Primitive societies KW - Social sciences UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32076776 AB - This textbook examines a wide range of humanitarian action issues in five parts, presented by specialists from different academic fields. The respective parts reflect the five core modules of the International NOHA Joint Master’s Programme “International Humanitarian Action”: a) World Politics, b) International Law, c) Public Health, d) Anthropology, and e) Management. The book serves as a common basis for teaching at all NOHA universities and aims at imparting the basic knowledge and skills needed to excel in a complex interdisciplinary and international learning context. It provides in-depth information on key international humanitarian principles and values, professional codes of conduct, and the commitment to their implementation in practice. The book will thus be useful for all students of the NOHA Joint Master’s Programme and participants of any courses with a similar content, but also for academics and practitioners affiliated with entities such as inte rnational organisations and NGOs. It may also serve as an introduction to anyone with an interest in understanding the numerous and inter-linked facets of humanitarian action. ER -