
Warzones Are Sometimes Described As Lawless, But This Is Rarely The Case. Armed Insurgents Often Replace The State As The Provider Of Law And Justice In Areas Under Their Authority. Based On Extensive Field Work, Rebel Courts Offers A Compelling Insight Into The Judicial Governance Of Armed Groups, A Phenomenon Never Studied Comprehensively Until Now.
This book investigates how armed insurgent groups establish and maintain judicial systems to govern territories under their control during periods of conflict. René Provost, a professor of law with extensive experience in international humanitarian law and human rights, utilizes a framework of legal pluralism to analyze how non-state actors replace or supplement state authority. By examining the internal logic of rebel justice, the author argues that these systems are not merely arbitrary but serve as essential tools for legitimacy and social order in war-torn regions.
What You Will Find
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Scholars and practitioners of international law recognize this work as a significant contribution to the study of non-state governance. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which provides a rigorous examination of how justice functions outside traditional state structures.
Page Count:
474
Publication Date:
2021-01-01
ISBN-10:
0190912235
ISBN-13:
9780190912239
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