Conflict Prevention, Management, and Resolution: Africa — Regional Strategies for the Prevention of Displacement and Protection of Displaced Persons: The Cases of the OAU, ECOWAS, SADC, and IGAD [PDF]
, 2001 This Article seeks to examine the preparedness of certain African regional actors to protect displaced persons in times of armed conflict, and to prescribe formulas to strengthen the capabilities of such actors.
Levitt, Jeremy
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The role of the Russian Federation in the Pridnestrovian conflict: an international humanitarian law perspective [PDF]
, 2008 Pridnestrovie, a de facto state within the territory of the Republic of Moldova, declared itself independent in September 1990, a declaration that was followed by an armed conflict between Moldova and Pridnestrovie in 1992. To date no settlement has been
Higgins, Noelle, O'Reilly, Kieran
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Varying climatic-social-geographical patterns shape the conflict risk at regional and global scales
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2022 Given that armed conflict has been seriously impeding sustainable development, reducing the frequency and intensity of armed conflicts has become an explicit goal and a common theme of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Mengmeng Hao +9 more
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Legal Adaptation of Internationalized Armed Conflict [PDF]
الرافدین للحقوقArmed conflicts are the milestone in the history of international relations, and since the concept of armed conflict in the past is different from what it is today, , has begun to talk about a new concept is In the term armed conflict, finding legal ...
Abdul Aziz kashumula, Abdulaziz Alkitaby
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Perspective of the Islamic Law of War on the Armed Non-state Actors’ Militancy
Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 2021 The Islamic law of war and International Humanitarian law (IHL), both aim at preserving the human dignity of combatants and non-combatants by defining the parameters for the belligerent parties in the conduct of war.
Asma Nasar Chattha
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Water in war: Understanding the impacts of armed conflict on water resources and their management
WIREs Water, 2020 Armed conflict has the potential to disrupt water systems that are crucial to environmental and human wellbeing. Yet there is no comprehensive overview of scientific evidence on the impact of armed conflicts on water resources and their management.
Juliane Schillinger +3 more
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A global battlefield?: Drones and the geographical scope of armed conflict [PDF]
, 2013 The ever-increasing use of drones in the pursuit of the 'war on terror' has given rise to concerns over the emergence of a global battlefield whereby the entire planet is subject to the application of the laws of armed conflict.
Derejko, N, Lubell, N
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Humanitarian Field Practices in the Context of the Syrian Conflict from 2011 to 2018
Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, 2020 How can we go about our work of saving lives when, in Syria, civilians, the wounded and their families, medical personnel and aid workers are all targets – whether in areas controlled by the government or those held by the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (
Hakim Khaldi
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Rebel Justice during Armed Conflict
, 2021 Research on rebel behavior focuses on the violent conduct of these groups. Work on rebel governance, however, has documented the myriad ways in which rebel groups seek to gain legitimacy, project strength, and govern civilian populations beyond direct ...
C. Loyle
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The agrarian question and violence in Colombia: conflict and development [PDF]
, 2011 This article examines connections between Colombia’s internal armed conflict and agrarian questions. It pays attention to the country’s specific historical trajectory of agrarian change, the violent expression of social tensions that this elicited, and ...
Akram-Lodhi +55 more
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