War Crimes relating to child soldiers and other children that are otherwise associated with armed groups in situations of non-international armed conflict. An incremental step toward a coherent legal framework?
1. Introduction This essay will explore how a legal and conceptual framework on child soldiers can be built on the loose coordination of different fields of international law, such as international humanitarian law (IHL), international human rights law (IHRL), and international criminal law. It will analyse how effectively such a ‘legal patchwork’ can meet the...
The MONUSCO Intervention Brigade: A test-case for the application of International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law to a robust UN peace-keeping operation / Zoom In
The intervention brigade within the MONUSCO. The legal challenges of applicability and application of IHL
1. Introduction The Intervention Brigade was established by UN Security Council Resolution 2098[1] in 2013, within the framework of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Mission de l’Organisation des Nations unies pour la stabilisation en République démocratique du Congo – MONUSCO). MONUSCO, a UN-commanded mission pursuant to Chapter VII of...
