Protection of the civilian population and the prohibition of starvation as a method of warfare: Draft texts on International humanitarian assistance

In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Band 31, Heft 284, S. 440-459

Abstract

Armed conflict is often accompanied or followed by the outbreak of famine. The legal foundations of global humanitarian policy for dealing with famine are reviewed in this article, with special attention to conflict situations and their aftermath. The existing law is examined first, and then recent proposals in the form of drafts and expert studies which seek to develop legal instruments or policy relating to international humanitarian assistance are considered.