International Humanitarian Law and Non-State Actors: Debates, Law and Practice

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Functions and Interactions of Non-State Actors in the Realm of International Humanitarian Law

Chapter 2 What Are ‘Armed Non-State Actors’? A Legal and Semantic Approach

Chapter 3 Beyond Banning Mercenaries: The Use of Private Military and Security Companies Under IHL

Chapter 4 The Legal Protection of Personnel of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in Times of NIAC

Chapter 5 Chemical Weapons and Non-State Actors

Chapter 6 Automatic Criminal Liability for Unlawful Confinement (Imprisonment) as a War Crime? A Potential Consequence of Denying Non-State Armed Groups the Power to Detain in NIACs

Chapter 7 Detention by Non-State Armed Groups in NIACs: IHL, International Human Rights Law and the Question of the Right Authority

Chapter 8 Human Rights Obligations of Non-State Armed Groups: An Assessment Based on Recent Practice

Chapter 9 Post-Conflict Justice: Extending International Criminal Responsibility to Non-State Entities

Chapter 10 Uses of IHL by the International Court of Justice: A Critical Approach Towards Its Role in the International Legal Arena

Chapter 11 The Development of IHL by Human Rights Bodies

Chapter 12 Targeting Members of Non-State Armed Groups in NIACs: An Attempt to Reconcile International Human Rights Law with IHL’s (De Facto) Status-Based Targeting

Chapter 13 Generating Respect for the Law by Non-State Armed Groups: The ICRC’s Role and Activities

Chapter 14 Compliance with Humanitarian Rules on the Protection of Children by Non-State Armed Groups: The UN’s Managerial Approach

Chapter 15 Non-State Actors Engaging Non-State Actors: The Experience of Geneva Call in NIACs