Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Historical Development of the ICRC 2. ICRC Organization and Management 3. The ICRC and International Humanitarian Law 4. Humanitarian Assistance and Restoration of Family Ties 5. Detention Visits 6. The Future of the ICRC

About the Author

David P. Forsythe is University Professor and Charles J. Mach Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska -Lincoln. Barbara Ann J. Rieffer-Flanagan is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Central Washington University.