This Harvard Law School PILAC Briefing Memorandum outlines, in a question-and-answer format, some of the foundational issues related to humanitarian exemptions.
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Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict
This study seeks to determine ‘what works’ when trying to enable access and deliver quality humanitarian assistance to people caught up in war zones, based on fieldwork in Afghanistan, South Central Somalia, South Sudan and Syria.
In response to growing concerns regarding the insecurity of aid operations and the resulting decline in humanitarian access, this study aims to document those practices that have enabled humanitarian organisations to maintain effective operations in contexts characterised by high security risks.
This article provides recommendations to States, the UN, the private sector and humanitarian organisations for mitigating the negative impact of CT measures and sanctions on principled humanitarian action.