Contemporary IHL challenges: Use of force and non-international armed conflicts

January 02, 2014 BY  ANNA NELSON

The ICRC recently published a new report on the "Use of Force in Armed Conflicts". The outcome of an Expert Meeting held in Switzerland, the report Examines the Interplay between the conduct of hostilities and Law Enforcement paradigms, particularly in non-International armed Conflicts (NIACs). We were very fortunate to have a number of American experts From both the government and academic circles participate in the meeting, including Brigadier General Richard Gross (Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Richard Jackson (Special Assistant for Law of War Matters, US Army), Professor Robert Chesney (University of Texas School of Law), and Professor Robert Goldman (American University Washington College of Law). In addition, Colonel Kirby Abbott of Canada (Deputy Judge Advocate General, Strategic, Canadian Armed Forces) also took Part. The report is of particular interest in that it not only addresses the interplay between international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL) from a conceptual perspective, but it also focuses on concrete case studies that reflect real-life situations arising in Conflicts armed. In particular, riots, the Fight against criminality, Escape Attempts allowed, and checkpoint Management. The ICRC hopes to organize a Panel discussion On these issues in 2014. (More to follow in the coming weeks On this.) Until Then, Click here to Print Download or order a copy of the report. 

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