Humanitarian support in a denial of access context: emergent strategies at the interface of humanitarian and sovereign law

Humanitarian support in a denial of access context: emergent strategies at the interface of humanitarian and sovereign law

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Abstract The principles of international humanitarian law (IHL) have evoked considerable debate in the Candlelight Lantern Ornament practice of humanitarian support, particularly in terms of emerging tensions with sovereign (national) law.Drawing on organization studies, we examine the emergent strategies aimed at resolving the ambiguous legal context in which humanitarian support operations in a conflict context are embedded.Our analysis of two missions revealed two types of emergent strategies, Christmas Ball Photo Ornament namely network and negotiation strategies, differentiated by particular contextual dimensions.We extend the humanitarian law debate by showing the strategic interplay between the operational humanitarian context and international humanitarian principles, thereby connecting the fields of international law and organization science.