Book contents
- The Right to Life under International Law
- The Right to Life under International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- An Historical Introduction to the Right to Life
- Part I Overview of the Right to Life under International Law
- Part II Major Themes
- Part III The Protection of At-Risk Groups and Individuals
- Part IV Accountability
- 32 The Right to Life and State Responsibility
- 33 The Right to Life and the Responsibility of International Organisations
- 34 Corporate Responsibility and the Right to Life
- 35 The Right to Life and the Responsibility of Non-State Armed Groups
- 36 The Right to Life and Non-governmental Organisations
- 37 The Right to Life and the Responsibility of Individuals
- Part V Human Rights Machinery Protecting the Right to Life
- Part VI Outlook
- Index
35 - The Right to Life and the Responsibility of Non-State Armed Groups
from Part IV - Accountability
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 September 2021
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Book contents
- The Right to Life under International Law
- The Right to Life under International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- An Historical Introduction to the Right to Life
- Part I Overview of the Right to Life under International Law
- Part II Major Themes
- Part III The Protection of At-Risk Groups and Individuals
- Part IV Accountability
- 32 The Right to Life and State Responsibility
- 33 The Right to Life and the Responsibility of International Organisations
- 34 Corporate Responsibility and the Right to Life
- 35 The Right to Life and the Responsibility of Non-State Armed Groups
- 36 The Right to Life and Non-governmental Organisations
- 37 The Right to Life and the Responsibility of Individuals
- Part V Human Rights Machinery Protecting the Right to Life
- Part VI Outlook
- Index
Summary
There is increasing acceptance that both prescriptive jurisdiction and the application of customary law can serve to bind entities other than States or international organisations. A third approach is to consider de facto authorities – those that do not represent a recognised State but which exercise effective control over a significant populace – as having some of the human rights obligations incumbent on States. At the least, armed groups are bound by jus cogens human rights norms, including the prohibition on arbitrary deprivation of life and on enforced disappearance.
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- The Right to Life under International LawAn Interpretative Manual, pp. 659 - 671Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021