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Classification of Non-International Armed Conflicts S : Lessons from the Sierra Leone Conflict
Dissertation (LLM (International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Military Operations))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/95027 Classification of Non-International Armed Conflicts S : Lessons from the Sierra Leone Conflict Probert, Thomas muhadam180@gmail.com Adam, Muhammad UCTD Armed conflict Classification Sierra Leone Non-international Lessons Dissertation (LLM (International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Military Operations))--University of Pretoria, 2023. Classification of armed conflicts in international law is important because it determines whether the law of international armed conflict or the law of non-international armed conflict applies to the parties in a conflict. The clearer and more accessible the law of conflict classification is to all involved, the better the chance that those affected will be in a position to apply international humanitarian law correctly in urgent or borderline situations. Classification is additionally relevant to international criminal law since the existence of an armed conflict informs the two contextual elements inherent in war crimes as the type or categorisation of armed conflict determines the category of crimes under which the alleged offender is charged. This research explores what constitutes a non-international armed conflict, the challenges of classifying conflicts with legal certainty and the mixed nature of the armed conflict that took place in Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone conflict spanned eleven years and had different dimensions and parties that were of abiding significance to the classification of the conflict. However, in the case of Prosecutor v Fofana the Special Court failed to consider the issue of classification. The study, accordingly, draws lessons from the Sierra Leone conflict on ways to approach conflicts of a mixed nature taking into consideration the complexities of the conflict and the missed opportunity by the Special Court. Public Law LLM (International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Military Operations) Unrestricted Faculty of Laws SDG-16:Peace,justice and strong institutions 2024-03-01T11:04:02Z 2024-03-01T11:04:02Z 2024-04 2023 Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95027 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.19029833.v2 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Armed conflict Classification Sierra Leone Non-international Lessons Classification of Non-International Armed Conflicts S : Lessons from the Sierra Leone Conflict |
| title | Classification of Non-International Armed Conflicts S : Lessons from the Sierra Leone Conflict |
| title_full | Classification of Non-International Armed Conflicts S : Lessons from the Sierra Leone Conflict |
| title_fullStr | Classification of Non-International Armed Conflicts S : Lessons from the Sierra Leone Conflict |
| title_full_unstemmed | Classification of Non-International Armed Conflicts S : Lessons from the Sierra Leone Conflict |
| title_short | Classification of Non-International Armed Conflicts S : Lessons from the Sierra Leone Conflict |
| title_sort | classification of non international armed conflicts s lessons from the sierra leone conflict |
| topic | UCTD Armed conflict Classification Sierra Leone Non-international Lessons |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95027 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.19029833.v2 |