Bullettin n. 1/2011 | ||
June 2011 | ||
Sivakumaran Sandesh |
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The International Law of Internal Armed Conflict | ||
in Journal of International Criminal Justice , Volume 9, Issue 1, March , 2011 , 281-295 | ||
International law has traditionally focused on the regulation of international armed conflicts to the neglect of internal armed conflicts. This was due to the idea that intra-state violence was a matter for the state concerned and was not of relevance to the international community. State sovereignty was used as a shield from external regulation and any attempts to intervene were deemed unwarranted interference. | ||