Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-273) and index.
Contents:
Foreword / Robert Heinsch and Carsten Stahn -- To detain, or not to detain : an inquiry into non-state armed groups' practices in non-international armed conflicts. Non-state armed groups, legal personality and typology -- Locating non-state armed groups within the international legal architecture -- Non-state armed groups : motives, legal basis and organisation -- Detention in non-international armed conflicts : from prohibitions to restrictions and acceptance -- To detain, or not to detain : an inquiry into non-state armed groups' practices in non-international armed conflicts.
Summary:
"Drawing on his personal experiences while working for various humanitarian organizations, Ezequiel Heffes aims at elucidating how international law can be used as a protective tool in relation to individuals placed in detention by non-State armed groups. Based on case studies of selected groups and a normative and doctrinal analysis, he proposes minimum humanitarian principles applicable to those situations"--Back cover.
Series:
Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 166
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