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S: Devpolicy – https://devpolicy.org/australian-aid-in-the-asian-century-part-one-the-humanitarian-case20120719/ (last access: 13 October 2012); JournRes – https://journalistsresource.org/politics-and-government/intervening-syria-humanitarian-purposes-research-say/ (last access: 4 September 2014).
N: 1. – humanitarian (adj): As a noun by 1794 in the theological sense “one who affirms the humanity of Christ but denies his pre-existence and divinity,” from “human” (adj.) + suffix from unitarian, etc. By 1834 as “one who professes the creed that a person’s highest duty is to advance the welfare of the human race,” but the closely allied sense “philanthropist, one who advocates or practices human action to solve social problems” (1842), originally was disparaging, with a suggestion of excess. Compare humanism.
As an adjective by 1834 in the theological sense “affirming the humanity or human nature of Christ;” by 1855 as “having regard for the broad interests of humanity.”
– case (n): Early 13c., “what befalls one; state of affairs,” from Old French cas “an event, happening, situation, quarrel, trial,” from Latin casus “a chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, mishap,” literally “a falling,” from cas-, past participle stem of cadere “to fall, sink, settle down, decline, perish” (used widely: of the setting of heavenly bodies, the fall of Troy, suicides), from PIE root *kad- “to fall.”
2. Citizenship and Immigration: The humanitarian cases category includes individuals who are permitted to remain in Canada for humanitarian reasons but who are not categorized as either foreign workers or foreign students. This category includes refugee claimants.
3. Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
S: 1. Etymonline – https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=humanitarian+case (last access: 27 December 2018). 2 & 3. TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=HUMANITARIAN+CASE&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 27 December 2018).
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