Establishing the Direct Responsibility of Non-State Armed Groups for Violations of International Norms: Issues of Attribution
Noemi Gal-Or, Math Noortmann, and Cedric Ryngaert (eds), Responsibilities of the Non-State Actor in Armed Conflict: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Findings, Brill, 2014, Forthcoming
14 Pages Posted: 19 Jun 2014
Date Written: June 17, 2014
Abstract
This article looks at the practice of international organisations as well as NGOs addressing the responsibility of armed non-state actors for the violation of international humanitarian and human rights law. It focuses on how the link between the acts and the group concerned has been established and provides some lessons learned.
Keywords: non-state actors; responsibility; international human rights law; public international law; international humanitarian law
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