Table of Contents

1. The Governance of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement I. The Statutes of the IRCRCM II. The Governing Bodies of the IRCRCM III. The Components of the IRCRCM IV. Conclusion 2. The Legal Nature and International Legal Personality of the ICRC I. Introduction II. What Kind of Organisation is the ICRC? III. International Legal Personality IV. Conclusion 3. The ICRC and International Law in Armed Conflict and other Situations of Violence I. Introduction II. The Normative and Legal Development of the Laws of War III. International Human Rights Law in Armed Conflict IV. Conclusion 4. Humanity as a Core Principle of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement I. Introduction II. Humanity III. History of the Principle of Humanity IV. The IRCRCM Defi nition of Humanity V. Judicial Interpretations of Humanity VI. Neutrality and Independence VII. Conclusion 5. New Humanitarian Horizons for the ICRC I. Introduction II. Sovereignty as Responsibility III. Human Security IV. The Relationship between Human Security, International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law V. Conclusion 6. Interviews with the ICRC I. Introduction II. Reflections by Delegates on the Mandate III. Early Recovery IV. Economic Security V. Local Ownership VI. Prevention of Conflict VII. Conclusion Case Study: Accounts of ICRC Delegates on the Democratic Republic of Congo I. Introduction II. The Congo Wars in Brief: 1994–2016 III. The ICRC in the Democratic Republic of Congo IV. ICRC and Health V. Food Security and Water VI. Economic Security VII. ICRC and the Congolese National Society VIII. Conclusion Conclusion

About the Author

Christy Shucksmith is a Lecturer at The University of Nottingham.