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INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW FROM A FIELD PERSPECTIVE – CASE STUDY: NEPAL

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2008

P.J.C. Schimmelpenninck van der Oije
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Abstract

What is it like to be working in the field with international humanitarian law during an armed conflict? In the article ‘International Humanitarian Law from a field perspective - case study: Nepal‘, the promotion of international humanitarian law is described through the eyes of a humanitarian aid worker. The author worked as a delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) during the civil war in Nepal. International humanitarian law forms the legal basis of the ICRC's presence in Nepal, it's humanitarian activities and confidential interventions. Nepal and its conflict are introduced, as well as the warring parties and the Red Cross in Nepal. Various humanitarian activities and dilemma's are described. Through this article the YIHL seeks to link theory and practice, and focus on international humanitarian law from an operational perspective.

Keywords

International humanitarian law(IHL)NepalInternational Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)Communist Party of Nepal - the Maoists(CPN-M)Royal Nepalese Army(RNA)Civilian populationState of emergencyEnforced disappearancesIndiscriminate attacksCivil war
Type
Current Developments
Information
Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law , Volume 9 , December 2006 , pp. 394 - 417
Copyright
Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the Authors 2008

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