Locating responsibility: The sphere humanitarian charter and its rationale

Disasters

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 112-123

  Darcy, James ^a  

^a OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Agency responsibility; Rights; Sphere humanitarian charter; State responsibility

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANITARIAN AID; STATE ROLE;

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; DISASTER; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

ALTRUISM; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; RELIEF WORK; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 3042552878     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0361-3666.2004.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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