South Africa, Rwanda and Conflict Classification in the DRC

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
South Africa, Rwanda and Conflict Classification in the DRC
Original language description
On 26 January 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that “South Africa’s military presence in the eastern DRC is not a declaration of war against any country or state”.This follows the loss of 14 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployed as part of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC). Under international humanitarian law, the area of international law which regulates armed conflict, no formal declaration of war is required for the existence of an armed conflict. Instead, whether an armed conflict exists is an objective factual assessment.There are two broad categories of armed conflicts under international humanitarian law: first, an international armed conflict (also referred to as an interstate armed conflict fought between two or more States) and second, a non-international armed conflict (where one or more of the parties to the conflict is not a State). As the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has highlighted, there is no central authority under international law tasked with classifying violent situations as constituting armed conflicts. Instead, parties to an armed conflict need to determine the legal framework applicable when conducting their own military operations.
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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