No. Q

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What is humanitarian assistance?

What is effective command and control?

Did the withdrawal of the consent made the ISSF belligerents?

A

Humanitarian assistance is generally accepted to mean the aid and action designed to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain and protect human dignity during and in the aftermath of man-made crises and natural disasters, as well as to prevent and strengthen preparedness for the occurrence of such situations.

The concept of "effective control" is mainly perceived as "the material ability [or power] to prevent and punish" the commission of offences, and, as such, failure to exercise such abilities of control gives rise to criminal responsibility if other requirements are met.

Yes, withdrawal of consent causes peacekeeping operations to lose its character. A party that has given its consent to the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation may subsequently seek to restrict the operation’s freedom of action, resulting in a de facto withdrawal of consent. The complete withdrawal of consent by one or more of the main parties challenges the rationale for the United Nations peacekeeping operation and will likely alter the core assumptions and parameters underpinning the international community’s strategy to support the peace process.

SOURCE LINKS

Capstone Doctrine

http://www.globalhumanitarianassistance.org/data-guides/defining-humanitarian-aid

par. 415, Prosecutor v. Bemba

http://www.zif-berlin.org/fileadmin/uploads/analyse/dokumente/UN_Capstone_Doctrine_ENG.pdf