Rebel law
Subtitle: insurgents, courts and justice in modern conflict
By: Frank Ledwidge
Publisher: Hurst; Hurst & Co.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781849047982
Subjects: Law and legislation; Court decisions and opinions; Judgments; Insurgency
Description: "In most societies, courts are where the rubber of government meets the road of the people. If a state cannot settle disputes and enforce its decisions, to all intents and purposes it is no longer in charge. This is why successful rebels put courts and justice at the top of their agendas. Rebel Law explores this key weapon in the arsenal of insurgent groups, from the IRA's 'Republican Tribunals' of the 1920s to Islamic State's 'Caliphate of Law,' via the ALN in Algeria of the 50s and 60s and the Afghan Taliban of recent years. Frank Ledwidge delineates the battle in such ungoverned spaces between counterinsurgents seeking to retain the initiative and the insurgent courts undermining them. Contrasting colonial judicial strategy with the chaos of stabilisation operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, he offers compelling lessons for today's conflicts"--Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-207) and index.