International Humanitarian Action
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 is suitable for all interdisciplinary master programs dealing with humanitarian action, human rights and public policy. 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 international 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.
Hans-Joachim Heintze is Professor of International Law at Ruhr University Bochum. He completed his doctoral thesis on the law of state succession and his habilitation at the University of Leipzig. He joined Ruhr University in 1990 and teaches at the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict. He was Bochum's Director of the European Master's Programme Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA). He serves as a board member of the European Master's Programme Human Rights and Democratization (Venice) and the European Regional Master's Programme Human Rights and Democratization in Southeast Europe (Sarajevo). His research interests are human rights, international humanitarian law, and disaster response law.
Pierre Thielbörger is Professor of German Public Law and International Law at Ruhr University Bochum. He studied law in Hamburg, Berlin (Humboldt) and Montréal (McGill), and Public Policy at Harvard University. He wrote his PhD in International Law at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence concerning the right to water in international law. He joined Ruhr University in 2011 and teaches at the law faculty as well as at the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV). Since 2014, he acts as the Executive Director of the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict. Amongst other roles, he serves as President of the General Assembly of the European-wide Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA) and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the German Institute for Human Rights. His research interests are human rights, international humanitarian law, international environmental law, international criminal law, as well as German constitutional law.