IRRC No. 893

Consent to humanitarian access: An obligation triggered by territorial control, not States’ rights

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The debate about the legality of cross-border relief operations has been revived in the wake of the failures experienced by international humanitarian organizations in their response to humanitarian needs in Syria.

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Consent to humanitarian access: An obligation triggered by territorial control, not States’ rights author: Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier

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