Master 2022/2023

Humanitarian Actions

Type: Elective course (Population and Development)

Area of studies: Public Administration

Delivered by: Public Policy Department

Where: Faculty of Social Sciences

When: 2 year, 1, 2 module

Mode of studies: distance learning

Online hours: 8

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Georgy Tyulyaev

Master’s programme: Population and Development

Language: English

ECTS credits: 5

Contact hours: 40

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course runs through existing legal and political modes of humanitarian actions and humanitarian assistance. Course content is divided into two sections, which are International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and development of disaster relief. The modes of armed conflicts are investigated from the perspective of liaison between IHL and Human Rights Law. Applicability of the Geneva Conventions 1949 to different types of armed conflicts is discussed. The course introduces methodology applied for legal analysis of humanitarian aid and responsibility to protect. A wider perspective on the international law basis for humanitarian assistance is given through the lens of UN humanitarian activities and objectives, humanitarian actions of International Committee of the Red Cross and non-governmental organizations. Finally, introduction to IHL and disaster relief education is highlighted.