See French version below. Addressing the Current Situation and Exploring the Path Forward In my book, I have attempted to identify which IHL rules apply, to whom, and how they apply in situations where a conflict has become wholly international due to an organised armed group being under a third State’s overall control. In such …
See French version below. Acknowledgement: The author would like to express her sincere gratitude to Dr. Pauline Lesaffre for reviewing this piece. Her insightful feedback and expertise were instrumental in improving the accuracy of this blog post. Disclaimer: The author has used AI-driven tools, Grammarly, for language editing and grammar correction. The author, however, takes …
Introduction When States exercise control over foreign territory through armed intermediaries rather than through their own regular forces, international humanitarian law (IHL) confronts a fundamental challenge: does the law of occupation still apply, or does indirect control create a space of diminished accountability? Eugénie Duss’s Chapter Seven offers an important and carefully reasoned answer. It rejects the …
The notion of proxy occupation is not just a theoretical conundrum that concerns a select few classification experts looking to provoke an academic conversation about an under-explored idea. Yes, the topic is underexplored in the literature. No, it is not a mere intellectual puzzle with no practical need. To be honest, it was only when …
[French version below] It appears to be settled at law that when a State has overall control over a proxy armed group that is party to a non-international armed conflict (NIAC), an armed conflict between Sponsor State and Territorial State of an international character (IAC) comes into existence. Despite the misgivings of some international lawyers, …
Contemporary armed conflicts are increasingly characterised by the involvement of non-State actors operating with varying degrees of State support, blurring the traditional distinction between international and non-international armed conflicts (IAC and NIAC respectively), a distinction that remains central to the application of international humanitarian law (IHL). This is particularly the case when non-State actors operate …
[French version below] Introduction This blog on armed groups and international law by definition refers most often to international humanitarian law (IHL) of non-international armed conflicts (NIACs). One of the rare instances in which armed groups (or their members) must respect, under the Tadic theory (Appeal Chamber, Merits, paras 88-145), IHL of international armed conflicts …
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[French version below] Acknowledgement: The author would like to express her sincere gratitude to Dr. Pauline Lesaffre for reviewing this piece. Her insightful feedback and expertise were instrumental in improving the accuracy of this blog post. Disclaimer: The author has used AI-driven tools, such as Grammarly, for language editing and grammar correction. The author, however, …
I am truly grateful to the contributors to this symposium for taking the time to engage with my book on Reparations by Non-State Armed Groups under International Law. It was a real pleasure reading their insightful comments and thoughts on the research. The different contributions offer interesting reflections on related or broader issues surrounding the topic …
This book is an outstanding addition to the field of scholarship on armed groups and international law. It addresses whether and how non-state armed groups (NSAG) might be required to provide reparation for the damages, or harms, caused by their violations of international law committed during situations of non-international armed conflict (NIAC). Herman addresses this …