State Responsibility for the Unlawful Conduct of Armed Groups
Journal: Apollo (University of Cambridge)
Year: 2019

The law of state responsibility codified by the International Law Commission (ILC) in its Articles on the Responsibility of States (ARS) is analysed with respect to unlawful acts of an armed group where: (i) the state provides substantial support to the group; (ii) the group exercises governmental authority over part of the state’s territory; and (iii) a successful insurrection results in the establishment of a new government or a new state. Part One addresses (i) and the control and agency para