The paper starts by offering a typology of armed actors in the disarmament debate - including both states and non-state armed groups - followed by a discussion of what the available research...
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Is There a Tension Between Human Rights and Conflict Resolution? A Conflict Resolution Perspective
The relationship between pursuing human rights and resolving conflict is by and large complementary, as one generally advances the other. This paper explores the areas of complementarity among both...
Armed Groups, Weapons Availability and Misuse: an Overview of the Issues and Options for Action
This paper provides an overview of the linkages between small arms and light weapons and armed groups and identifies some of the key challenges non-state actors present for small arms control. The...
Keeping the Promise of Protection: Holding Armed Groups to the Same Standard as States
This paper focuses on the duty of armed groups to respect the protection of the civilian population and discusses the various instruments for engaging them. It argues that the use of many of these...