The question of what constitutes an armed conflict has featured prominently in international law debates. However, international lawyers have paid less attentio

This book comprises contributions by leading experts in the field of international humanitarian law on the subject of the categorisation or classification of ar

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of factors that transform a prima facie non-international armed conflict (NIAC) into an international armed

Non-international armed conflicts now far outnumber international ones, but the protection afforded by international law to combatants and civilian is not alway

The number of non-state actors, in the past not accountable for committing international crimes or violating human rights, is proliferating rapidly. Their ways