1st Edition
Armed Groups and International Legitimacy Child Soldiers in Intra-State Conflict
By William Plowright
Copyright 2021
236 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
236 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
236 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. Introduction: Armed Non-State Groups and International Legitimacy
2. The Study of Legitimacy, Norms and Armed Conflict
3. Myanmar: Low Intensity Conflict and the Child Soldier Norm
4. Syria: Child Soldiers on the Frontlines of Transnational Conflict
5. Conclusion: Norms in an era of transnational conflict
Biography
William Plowright is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
