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Q&A: Faith-based organizations operating where religion is used as a tool by parties to the conflict
Amjad Mohamed-Saleem's picture
Amjad Mohamed-Saleem
8 August 2015
There needs to be transparency of the operations of faith-based organizations (FBOs) – especially if they are of a similar faith as one of the parties to the conflict.  They need to also demonstrate how they are able to work across faith boundaries. A good example is the partnership...
Q&A: Faith-based organizations and impartiality in situations of armed conflict
Amjad Mohamed-Saleem's picture
Amjad Mohamed-Saleem
8 August 2015
Yes they do. I think there is always a (mis)perception about faith-based organizations (FBOs) and what they do or do not do. While it is true that there are some who engage on issues and matters that are not keeping with humanitarian principles, a large portion of the FBOs are professional...
Q&A: Qualification of situations - U.S. and Pakistan
Laurie Blank
26 July 2015
The low threshold for an International Armed Conflict (IAC) is met when there is a dispute between two states that leads to the intervention of their armed forces. The question of whether there is a dispute between the two states is therefore an essential component of the conflict classification...
Q&A: The Tadic judgment and the territorial scope of IHL
Noëlle Quenivet
12 July 2015
Q&A: Can social unrest amount to an armed conflict?
Noëlle Quenivet
12 July 2015