Geneva, We Have a Problem : Internationalisation of Armed Conflicts through Indirect Intervention Remains a Dead Letter

Article Article scientifique Article Geneva, We Have a Problem : Internationalisation of Armed Conflicts through Indirect Intervention Remains a Dead Letter eng 2023-08-15 2024 author Hrnjaz Miloš author Radoncic Mina 0000-0003-0967-5875 950056 102-134 10.1017/s0021223723000079 0021-2237 The article seeks to raise awareness about the non-application of the norms of international humanitarian law (IHL) of international armed conflicts in situations of so-called internationalised armed conflicts – namely, when a non-state armed group (NSAG) that is engaged in an armed conflict against the territorial state enjoys a degree of support from another state. Debates in academic circles and international case law have focused largely on the appropriate test and threshold for establishing the relationship between the NSAG and the supporting state. Practice, however, shows that regardless of the legal test, the foreign state support to the NSAG in a (or an initially) non-international armed conflict is so politically charged that it leads to a complete non-application of the law of international armed conflict by the relevant actors. The article demonstrates its conceptual findings through four case studies: the armed conflicts in Donbas, Nagorno-Karabakh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Yemen. Regardless of strong indications of foreign state support to the NSAG in these armed conflicts, no relevant actors applied the IHL norms of international armed conflict. The article provides broader suggestions on the possible avenues for remedying the issue. Armed conflict Classification of conflicts International humanitarian law Internationalisation Dewey 341.67 103 Académie de droit international humanitaire 57 false Israel law review 57 1 2d27e3cc-6124-4f75-ab8f-a05362b0969b Article (Published version) Public Article_scientifique_from_unpaywall.pdf 260130 application/pdf CC BY-4.0 14bd0a832bfa2994dedd555ae92a9efe9c83e6b77c66f403cc3529841677cf15 openAccess Faculté de droit / Académie de droit international humanitaire

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