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Money laundering is the process of turning cash or other funds generated from illegal activities into property or money that can be accessed legitimately and without arousing suspicion. In the UK the key legislation regarding money laundering offences is contained…
Employees who raise concerns or report another’s wrongdoings are sometimes worried about possible repercussions. This policy example describes procedures for handling allegations of malpractice, commonly referred to as whistleblowing. The procedures are designed to assist in investigating a complaint by…
There is an increasing demand for deploying humanitarian workers to conflict-affected areas. However, this need has expanded the risk of violent attacks against staff in insecure field settings. This brief by Kristian Hoelscher, Jason Miklian and Håvard Mokleiv Nygård (2015)…
The September GISF Forum was kindly co-hosted by Johanniter in the Akkon-Hochschule für Humanwissenschaften on the 17th and 18th September. The forum notes, transcribed by Esther van Ravenhorst and edited by Ruth Quinn are listed under each session title. Please note that…
This report provides an overview of the Nepal earthquake (2015), documenting and analysing the impact of the earthquake, aggravating factors, the key characteristics of the affected population and the response capacity.
In the event of CBRNE terrorism the rescue and treatment of victims and control or containment of fire and other hazards will be greatly complicated by the fact that the site may also be contaminated with substances that pose an…
This report (2011) aims to familiarise member states with existing mechanisms in individual entities of the Working Group, as well as interagency mechanisms, in the context of the preparedness for, prevention of and response to terrorist attacks using chemical or…
This paper is a collection of agreements and other documents which emerged from major conferences focused on Afghanistan, from 2001 to 2011. All agreements included are official versions, as published online through governmental websites. This collection is a product of…
This working paper presents HPCR’s research (2011) to date on dilemmas arising from the intersection between, on the one hand, counterterrorism laws and policies prohibiting engagement with certain non-state entities and, on the other, humanitarian access and protection of civilians…
In a globalised world in which everyone is more and more mobile, employment law necessarily plays an important role. Some claim rights, others insist on obligations, each knowing they will have to find a way to work together and, from…