TY  - RPRT
A1  - Jo, Hyeran
T1  - Rise and Decline of International Rule of Law
BT  - Case of Non-State Armed Actors
T2  - KFG Working Paper Series
N2  - This paper assesses the rise and decline of international rule of law in the case of non-state armed actors. Both signs of rise and signs of decline of international rule of law show in the case of non- state armed actors. Signs of rise include the expansion of coverage of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international criminal law, as well as international legal argumentation and rhetoric made by non-state armed groups. Some non-state armed actors express that they are governed by IHL in public statements or bilateral agreements with international actors, partly acknowledging universality of international humanitarian norms, and sometimes act as such. Signs of decline in the international rule of law also show – although some of them can be seen as business-as-usual – privileging of military advantage, instrumental use of international law (as justification and local interpretations), as well as conflicting understanding of IHL between local and global norms. The multiplicity of non-state actors also portends the decline of international rule of law, with the proliferation of many non-organized groups without legitimacy-seeking motivations.
T3  - KFG Working Paper Series - 39 
KW  - rule of law
KW  - international rule of law
KW  - non-state actors
KW  - non-state armed actors
KW  - rise
KW  - decline
KW  - international humanitarian law
KW  - international criminal law
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-435900
IS  - 39
ER  -