Human Rights Obligations of Non-State Armed Groups
Daragh Murray, "Human Rights Obligations of Non-State Armed Groups "
English | ISBN: 1509901639 | 2016 | 360 pages | PDF | 951 KB
English | ISBN: 1509901639 | 2016 | 360 pages | PDF | 951 KB
This book is concerned with the international regulation of non-state armed groups. Specifically, it examines the possibility of subjecting armed groups to international human rights law obligations.
First addressed is the means by which armed groups may be bound by international law. Of particular interest is the de facto control theory and the possibility that international law may be applied in the absence of direct treaty regulation. Application of this theory is dependent upon an armed group's establishment of an independent existence, as demonstrated by the displacement of state authority. This means that armed groups are treated as a vertical authority, thereby maintaining the established hierarchy of international regulation. At issue therefore is not a radical approach to the regulation of non-state actors, but rather a modification of the traditional means of application in response to the reality of the situation.
The attribution of international human rights law obligations to armed groups is then addressed in light of potential
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