The applicability of international law to armed conflicts involving non-state armed groups: between status and humanitarian protection

Criteria for the applicability of the legal regime: War and the ability to wage Criteria Consequences: legal rules but not a legal regime Conclusion: Moving forward The 1949 Diplomatic Conference Analysing the travaux: a move away from status? A move away from the paradigm of ‗civil war‘ and belligerency? Analysis of state practice Actors: ‗Peoples‘ and their Opponents Conclusion: a qualitative difference?