The ethics of humanitarian aid in conflict situations

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dc.contributor.advisorBenatar, Daviden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Timothyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-15T10:10:49Z
dc.date.available2015-09-15T10:10:49Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe plight of people suffering from the violence and deprivation of conflict attracts a great deal of aid. Such aid is often inspired by the thought that we have some responsibility to protect or assist innocent victims of war. However, this humanitarian response is vulnerable to abuse. Combatants can manipulate the supply of aid to achieve their ends, or channel aid to provide their forces with additional food or arms, and so extend the conflict. This poses a challenge to our obligation to assist victims of conflict: if the aid hurts more than it helps, a reasonable response is to refrain from giving aid. This may not help people in need, but it avoids hurting them further. A better response would be to find another means of helping people trapped by conflict which does not risk making their positions worse. This dissertation explores a variety of means that might enable us to help victims of conflict, such as redirecting aid, intervening militarily, or enacting sanctions. One promising strategy involves removing or altering certain international rules which have a role in encouraging conflict. Altering these rules requires concerted advocacy and political will, but given sufficient attention, such an approach could shorten or reduce the severity of some conflicts, or curtail their ill effects on civilians.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAllen, T. (2013). <i>The ethics of humanitarian aid in conflict situations</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13945en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAllen, Timothy. <i>"The ethics of humanitarian aid in conflict situations."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13945en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAllen, T. 2013. The ethics of humanitarian aid in conflict situations. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Allen, Timothy AB - The plight of people suffering from the violence and deprivation of conflict attracts a great deal of aid. Such aid is often inspired by the thought that we have some responsibility to protect or assist innocent victims of war. However, this humanitarian response is vulnerable to abuse. Combatants can manipulate the supply of aid to achieve their ends, or channel aid to provide their forces with additional food or arms, and so extend the conflict. This poses a challenge to our obligation to assist victims of conflict: if the aid hurts more than it helps, a reasonable response is to refrain from giving aid. This may not help people in need, but it avoids hurting them further. A better response would be to find another means of helping people trapped by conflict which does not risk making their positions worse. This dissertation explores a variety of means that might enable us to help victims of conflict, such as redirecting aid, intervening militarily, or enacting sanctions. One promising strategy involves removing or altering certain international rules which have a role in encouraging conflict. Altering these rules requires concerted advocacy and political will, but given sufficient attention, such an approach could shorten or reduce the severity of some conflicts, or curtail their ill effects on civilians. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - The ethics of humanitarian aid in conflict situations TI - The ethics of humanitarian aid in conflict situations UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13945 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAllen T. The ethics of humanitarian aid in conflict situations. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13945en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Philosophyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEthicsen_ZA
dc.titleThe ethics of humanitarian aid in conflict situationsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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