The legal status of armed opposition groups under the regulation of non-international armed conflicts in international humanitarian law - selected issues
2010
Abstract
The article deals with armed conflicts in international humanitarian law (IHL). The first part deals with the question whether the IHL standard for authentic rebel groups and, if so, on what legal grounds and to what extent they do.
The second part focuses on the issue of liability for breach of rebel groups, the obligations arising from the IHL and the application of the terms of this liability. The article concludes by claiming that the current IHL approach to armed opposition groups is insufficient and that a reassessment of this matter as wel as a more profond research into it is needed.