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When Non-State Actors Enter a Legal Void

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The Last Genocide Against the Yazidis

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The End of a Paradigm: Has the Kurdish Issue Entered the Human Rights Era?

This analysis examines the strategic transition of the Kurdish issue from armed insurgency toward political and human rights frameworks following…

Jan Kleffner and the Humanitarian Obligations of Non-State Armed Groups: From Conflict Thresholds to Unilateral Commitments

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Why Assessing “Organization” and “Intensity” Determines the Legal Rights of War Victims

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Voluntary Commitments of Armed Groups: Strengthening Compliance with the Laws of War or Threatening Accountability?

Modern conflicts increasingly feature non-state armed groups operating outside formal international law-making processes, raising critical legal questions regarding how to…

From Foreign Support to Military Intervention: The Legal Boundary Between Civil War and International Armed Conflict in Sudan

This legal analysis examines when foreign state assistance transforms a non-international armed conflict into an international one, using the ongoing…

When Non-State Armed Groups Enter the International Law Arena: Why Do the Laws of War Bind Them?

Jann K. Kleffner's legal analysis examines why non-state armed groups remain strictly bound by international humanitarian law during non-international armed…

Domestic Courts vs. War Crimes: Ukraine’s Experience and a New Path for International Criminal Justice

This analysis explores Mark Klamberg’s study on Ukraine’s domestic prosecution of war crimes, demonstrating how national courts can serve as…

Non-State Armed Groups vs. International Humanitarian Law: Why Civilian Protection Has Become the Central Challenge of Internal Conflicts

This legal analysis examines whether non-state armed groups are bound by International Humanitarian Law during internal conflicts, highlighting the fundamental…

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