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1. 1. Humanitarian aid : A qualitative study of the ethical reasoning behind the allocation from the perspective of five Swedish-based organizations

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Jennelié Danielsson; Anna-Maria Polasek; [2020]
   Keywords : Humanitarian aid; humanitarian principles; ethics; NGOs; aid allocation; aid donors;

   Abstract : The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols aim to protect those people who are not “participating in the hostilities” of war, such as “civilians, health workers and aid workers” and are the pillar of humanitarian law (International Committee of the Red Cross, 2010). The humanitarian principles including humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality, are based on the international humanitarian law and committed to by all member states of the European Union (European Commission, 2019). READ MORE

3. 2. An Understanding of Common Morality

   University essay from Centrum för tillämpad etik

   Author : Bhaskarjit Neog; [2007]
   Keywords : Morality; Common; Local; Universalistic; Abstract;

   Abstract : The idea of common morality is not a new idea. Philosophers have been engaged with it from the very early days. Many modern philosophers intend to perceive it when they compare or contrast it with the implications of ethical theories for genuine understanding of moral facts. READ MORE