Armed Non-State Actors in International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law

Foundation and Framework of Obligations, and Rules on Accountability

Konstantinos Mastorodimos (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-8153-9341-2 (ISBN)

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The accountability of armed non-state actors is a neglected field of international law, overtaken by the regimes of state responsibility and individual criminal accountability as well as fears of legitimacy. Yet armed non-state actors are important players in the international arena and their activities have significant repercussions. This book focuses on their obligations and accountability when they do not function as state agents, regardless of the existence or extent of accountability of their individual members. The author claims that their distinct features lead to their classification into three different types: de facto entities, armed non-state actors in control of territory, and common article 3 armed non-state actors. The mechanisms that trigger the applicability of humanitarian and human rights law regimes are examined in detail as well as the framework of obligations. In both cases, the author argues that armed non-state actors should not be treated as entering international law and process exclusively through the state. The study concludes by focussing on their accountability in international humanitarian and human rights law and, more specifically, to the rules of attribution, remedies and reparations for violations of their primary obligations.

Konstantinos Mastorodimos studied law at Queen Mary College, University of London (Phd), the Democritus University of Thrace (LLM), the University of Geneva (LLM/MAS) and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (LLM, Degree). He has published on topics relating to public international law, international humanitarian law, human rights law and constitutional law. He is currently employed at the Hellenic Coast-Guard.

Table of Case Law, Table of International Conventions, Table of Other Agreements, Table of Documents from International Organizations, Table of Travaux Préparatoires, Table of National Documents, Table of Documents from Non-Governmental Organizations, List of Abbreviations, Preface, introduction, 1 Notion of Armed Non-State Actors, 3 obligations and Accountability of Armed Non-State Actors in international Humanitarian law, 4 obligations and Accountability of Armed Non-State Actors in international Human rights law, 5 the obligations and Accountability of Armed Non-State Actors, Bibliography, Index

Erscheinungsdatum	10.12.2017
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Völkerrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10	0-8153-9341-5 / 0815393415
ISBN-13	978-0-8153-9341-2 / 9780815393412
Zustand	Neuware