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From Protracted Conflict to Sustainable Peace? The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus and International Law

June 22nd, 2026



“From Protracted Conflict to Sustainable Peace? The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus and International Law”, edited by Heike Krieger, Giedrė Jokubauskaitė, Asli Özçelik, and Andreas Buser, explores one of the most pressing challenges of our time: how international law can respond to the realities of long-lasting armed conflicts and contribute to sustainable peace. Bringing together leading scholars and practitioners, this groundbreaking volume offers the first comprehensive legal and interdisciplinary analysis of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, a policy framework that seeks to bridge humanitarian action, development cooperation, and peacebuilding in contexts of protracted conflict. 

Drawing on a wide range of legal fields, including international humanitarian law, human rights law, refugee law, international economic law, international criminal law, and peacebuilding law, the book examines how legal regimes interact, overlap, and sometimes clash in situations of enduring violence. Through conceptual and thematic contributions, it sheds light on the lived consequences of protracted conflict, the role and limitations of international institutions, and the potential of rights-based approaches to address long-term crises. 

For more information about the book, click here