Chapter 6: Exploring the civilian and political institutions of armed non-state actors under IHL in an age of rebel governance
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Chapter
Published:
21 Sep 2023
Page Range:
140–166
Collection:
Law 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800888340.00013
Keywords:
Civilian wings; Political institutions; Rebel governance; Military filter; International humanitarian law; Organization requirement; Armed non-State actors
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This chapter investigates the relevance of armed non-State actors’ (ANSAs) civilian and political wings under international humanitarian law (IHL). It offers insights into how such entities have been, and should be, dealt with by criminal courts and tribunals when adjudicating cases involving ANSAs exercising governance. It ends with some closing reflections on why ANSAs’ governance institutions have found themselves in such an ambiguous shadowland in international law, where the legal relevance of their existence is rarely discussed head-on or denied.

Cover Armed Groups and International Law
Armed Groups and International Law
Monograph Book
Published:
21 Sep 2023
Print ISBN:
9781800888333
eISBN:
9781800888340
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800888340
Pages:
340
Collection:
Law 2023
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