How to Patch a Gap? The Legal Regime of Internment in Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine: Domestic Approach
Journal: Juridica International
Year: 2025

International Humanitarian Law (IHL) offers various instruments enabling parties involved in armed conflicts to maintain order in occupied territories, with one of the most significant being internment. While this practice is well-regulated and explicitly authorised in international armed conflicts (IAC), the authorisation of internment in non-international armed conflicts (NIAC) presents legal challenges. The NIAC in Eastern Ukraine exemplifies how Ukraine attempted to address a gap in IHL regu