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Armed groups and international legitimacy : child soldiers in intra-state conflict

Title
Armed groups and international legitimacy : child soldiers in intra-state conflict / William Plowright.
ISBN
1003127029 (electronic bk.)
9781003127024 (electronic bk.)
0367649314
9780367649319
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 219 pages : : illustrations (black and white), maps.)
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Summary
"This book analyses the issue of child soldiers in order to understand how armed groups engage with international organizations to gain international legitimacy. The work examines why some armed groups 'follow the rules' of international humanitarian law and others do not. It argues that armed groups in conflicts around the world engage with international organizations in order to gain international legitimacy and to show they are following the laws of war. By examining the issue of child soldiers in contemporary armed conflict, the volume establishes a typology of which groups will engage with international actors and follow the laws of war - and which will not. The main aim of the book is to understand the rationality of even the most violent of actors, and to understand when and how armed groups can be encouraged to follow the laws of war. The work draws from extensive primary research conducted among armed groups in Syria and Myanmar, including al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the many small ethnic insurgent groups of Myanmar. This book will be of much interest to students of war and conflict studies, security studies, international humanitarian law, and International Relations"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Original
Online version: Plowright, William, 1982- Armed groups and international legitimacy Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Routledge studies in civil wars and intra-state conflict.
Routledge studies in civil wars and intra-state conflict
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Armed non-state groups and international legitimacy
The study of legitimacy, norms and armed conflict
Myanmar : low intensity conflict and the child soldier norm
Syria : child soldiers on the front lines of transnational conflict
Conclusion: Norms in an era of transnational conflict.
Subjects (Medical)
International Agencies
Genre/Form
Case Reports
Citation

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