The paper examines humanitarian principles. "In particular, it examines the status and content of the terms 'humanitarian', 'impartial', and 'neutral', and their implications for relief agencies. It then looks briefly at whether the legal content of these terms helps determine the legitimacy of human rights 'conditionality' in humanitarian assistance. Finally, the paper considers whether international law imposes a requirement that humanitarian assistance be given with the consent of the relevant party to the conflict." (Quoted from paper)