The internal armed conflict

The internal armed conflict

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II. REGULATION OF THE INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT

National context and evolution of the internal armed conflict

Much of the conflict is internal, rather than external and visible.

They include conflict and wars leading to refugees and internal displacement.

After 40 years of bloody internal conflict, this proved a winning strategy.

The internal armed conflict between opposing forces grew in intensity and magnitude.

41. Complex human rights problems occur in situations of internal armed conflict.

Unfortunately, the outcome document pays far less attention to conflict prevention and conflict resolution, especially with regard to internal conflicts.

Nor does the ideal of national unity account for internal diversity and conflict.

The Committee acknowledges the difficult situation of internal armed conflict in northern Uganda.

Seminar on the peaceful settlement of internal conflict in Africa strategies and methodologies.

Indeed, there is evidence of a relationship between youth bulges and armed internal conflict.

It was further stated that no distinction should be made between operations involving international armed conflict and operations involving internal armed conflict.

The Palestinians have a difficult history one of internal disunity and murderous internecine conflict to overcome.

MOGADISHU Somalia s internal conflict is propelled by a combustible mix of religion, politics, and clan rivalry.

There is no doubt that this will make the danger of internal conflict a real threat.

In the event of any conflict between internal law and the Convention, the Convention took precedence.

50. Years of internal conflict have left parts of rural Guatemala with a land mine problem.

Syria s internal conflict has now become a Sunni Shia sectarian war that is spreading across the region.

Restoring public confidence after an internal conflict involves civic participation, where the role of women is essential.

(e) Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery like practices during wartime, including in particular internal armed conflict

Central America is watching hopefully as the last internal conflict in the region draws to a close.

However, an internal armed conflict should not have any effect on treaties concluded between the State in which the conflict was taking place and other States.

With respect to the internal armed conflict in Kosovo beginning in February 1996, the International Law Commission reported

El Salvador also experienced some signs of violence linked to the internal conflict prior to the peace accords.

One dimension of this internal conflict is the periodic disturbances occurring on the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

This is not merely an internal Palestinian affair, for it reflects a conflict raging across the entire Middle East.

In Africa, the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, has led to the internal displacement of more than 1.6 million persons.

One of the major causes encouraging the abuse is poverty resulting from the separation of families by internal conflict.

Both of these cases exemplify situations where internal armed conflict can have an effect on treaties with third States.

(h) Continue the training and building up of the Office's internal capacity in Ombudsmen, conflict resolution and mediation skills

The ongoing internal conflict in Tajikistan, a fraternal neighbour of Afghanistan, is a matter of continued concern to us.

The world seems to be drawn daily into an expanding pattern of regional conflict, ethnic strife and internal violence.

In countries scarred by armed conflict be it internal or external the primary and most urgent need is humanitarian assistance.

Voluntary repatriations and the implementation of projects in zones of internal conflict promoted reconciliation and stimulated respect for human rights.

However, several internal factors were threatening the country's stability, among them the country's conflict with Iran and the Shia Muslim community.

When internal or bilateral crises occur, it encourages the neighbouring countries to show moderation and thus contributes to limiting the conflict.

In that context, Africa is finalizing an African Post Conflict Reconstruction Policy Framework aimed at enhancing the capacities of all internal actors.

The Special Rapporteur referred to a further general question of policy, namely whether or not armed conflict should also include internal conflicts.

The existence of an internal armed conflict cannot serve as a pretext for violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law.

The country and its people have recent experience of a terrible internal conflict that devastated the land for more than a decade.