International Legal Problems of Qualification of Armed Conflicts

  • Mykhaylo Buromenskiy Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
  • Vitalii Gutnyk International Law Department, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
Keywords: armed conflict, war, crime’s war, hybrid warfare, International Criminal Court

Abstract

The article addresses the qualification problems of armed conflicts. The study was conducted through the analysis of international legal doctrine, international treaties, decisions of international organizations. Attention is paid to the jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Court. It is noted that International Humanitarian Law has been in place since the beginning of the armed conflict. Therefore, the application of International Humanitarian Law does not require any recognition of the existence of armed conflict (international or non-international); this conflict exists because of armed clashes. It is emphasized that the need to classify the conflict arises in view of domestic and international legal factors (to bring to international criminal justice those who have committed war crimes; state responsibility for internationally wrongful acts, etc.). Attention was paid to the non-existence of a single body, which was empowered to determine the existence of an armed conflict. Different international agencies may have different qualifications for the same armed conflict. It is concluded that it is necessary to establish a Committee of Experts under the UN Secretary-General, to avoid different qualifications from the same armed conflict.

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Published
2021-03-08
How to Cite
Buromenskiy, M., & Gutnyk, V. (2021). International Legal Problems of Qualification of Armed Conflicts. Political Questions, 39(68), 735-757. Retrieved from https://mail.produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/cuestiones/article/view/35447
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