Territorial control: suggesting a legal framework for the application of the law of occupation to territories controlled by armed groups

Diplôme Thèse Territorial control: suggesting a legal framework for the application of the law of occupation to territories controlled by armed groups eng 2021-10-28 2022-05-06 author Gal Tom 730805 director Gaeta Paola 664253 director Kolb Robert 42590 200 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:161206 urn:nbn:ch:unige-1612069 D. 1032 The thesis explores the possibility to apply the law of occupation by analogy to territories controlled by non-State armed groups. It argues that the law regulating NIAC has a gap with respect to these territories. It further argues that the law of occupation is suitable as this law reflects the unique context that arises from situations of occupation and control of territories by foreign forces. The thesis underlines that regulating the behaviour of armed groups by international human rights law is not as adequate as the law of occupation. For this purpose the thesis reviews the definition of armed groups in international humanitarian law and the prerequisites of the law of occupation. It then addresses the principle of effectiveness and its place in determining the status of armed groups in international law. Lastly, the thesis turn to explore how would the law apply to territories controlled by armed groups. Armed groups Law of occupation ICTY Non-state actor Protected persons Effectivness Territorial situation Statehood Non-international armed conflict Proxy occupation Indirect occupation Classification Zones of control Dewey 341 Dewey 345 Fonds National Suisse Marie Heim-Vogtlin Grant 97 Département de droit pénal 5F 98 Département de droit international public et organisation internationale 5E false cb2d2712-b4e0-467c-8d67-eefa1e7defa1 Thesis Public These_T_GAL_2022.pdf 1733824 application/pdf openAccess Faculté de droit / Département de droit pénal Faculté de droit / Département de droit international public et organisation internationale

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