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State responsibility for the support of armed groups in the Commission of International Crimes

open access: yes, 2020
Under established principles of international law, State responsibility only arises where armed groups act under the direction or control of the State, or are completely dependent on the State.
Ramsundar, N.
core   +1 more source

Global comparison of warring groups in 2002-2007: fatalities from targeting civilians vs. fighting battles. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
BACKGROUND: Warring groups that compete to dominate a civilian population confront contending behavioral options: target civilians or battle the enemy. We aimed to describe degrees to which combatant groups concentrated lethal behavior into intentionally
Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

We’ll miss it when it’s gone: The assault on –and the fight to save– democracy in the United States today

open access: yesDeusto Journal of Human Rights, 2022
This article examines the sweeping assault on democratic rights in the United States today, the far-reaching impact of Donald Trump’s presidency and development of «permanent Trumpism» on American political culture, and the activist mobilization against
Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, Danny Postel
doaj   +1 more source

Theories on Necessity of Observing Rules of International Humanitarian Law by Non State Armed Groups in the Light of Non International Armed Conflict in Yemen [PDF]

open access: yesFaṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i ̒Umūmī
IntroductionThe presence of Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) in conflicts with each other or against states has increasingly posed a threat to international peace and security in recent decades.
Seyed Qasem Zamani, Maryam Hosseinabadi
doaj   +1 more source

The legal protection of persons living under the control of non-State armed groups

open access: yesRevue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge, 2020
In recent non-international armed conflicts in countries such as the Central African Republic, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen, various non-State armed groups (NSAGs) have exercised control over territory and people living ...
Tilman Rodenhäuser
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Towards comprehensive civilian protection under Common Article 3 by addressing protection gaps in spill-over conflicts

open access: yesKabarak Law Review, 2023
There is a proliferation of non-international armed conflicts across the globe. Increasingly, these conflicts involve groups across two or more borders or that involve cross-border clashes. This is termed as spill-over conflict.
Kevin Kipchirchir
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond the state of play: Establishing a duty of non-State armed groups to provide reparations

open access: yesRevue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge, 2020
This article examines whether and how non-State armed groups, as distinct entities, might be required to provide reparations for their violations of international humanitarian law.
O. Herman
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Non-state armed groups as food system actors in Somalia and Haiti

open access: yesConflict, Security & Development
Violent conflict is the primary driver of food crises worldwide. However, our understanding of the specific role non-state armed groups (NSAGs) play in food systems remains incomplete.
D. Ripamonti   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Applicability of International Humanitarian Law to Organized Armed Groups

open access: yes, 2011
While it is generally accepted today that international humanitarian law (IHL) is binding on organized armed groups, it is less clear why that is so and how the binding force of IHL on organized armed groups is to be construed.
Kleffner, Jann K,
core   +1 more source

Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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