Trials and Penal Sanctions by Non-State Armed Groups - Between Rough Justice and Rebel Rule of Law

Armed insurgents such as Hamas, Islamic State, or the FARC frequently establish their own judicial systems to resolve disputes, impose penal sanctions and implement social control in their territory. This book describes the international law rules applicable to the establishment of courts and conduct of penal proceedings by such groups.

List of contents

1. Armed group trials and the judicial monopoly of the state; 2. The international legal framework regulating non-state armed groups; 3. The legal capacity of armed groups to establish courts and conduct penal proceedings; 4. Judicial guarantees and elements of fair trials; 5. Individual criminal responsibility for the denial of fair trial rights; 6. Military discipline and accountability within armed groups; 7. Overall conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Hannes Jöbstl is a Legal Advisor at the Council of Europe where works on the establishment of a Claims Commission for Ukraine. He previously worked at the International Court of Justice and holds law degrees from the University of Oxford, University College London and the University of Graz.

Product details

• Authors: Hannes Jöbstl
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.11.2025
• EAN: 9781009621540
• ISBN: 978-1-009-62154-0
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; LAW / International, International humanitarian law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Armed Conflict, For undergraduate education and equivalents, For graduate / post-graduate and equivalents