The relevant cases have, therefore, been discussed and analyzed. Finally, this study tries to explore and depict the ambit of Common Article 3. This paper provides a typology of non-international armed conflicts governed by Common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, and examines the application, as well as the enforceability and binding force to contemporary forms of non-international armed conflict. This article marked a breakthrough, as it covered, for the first time, situations of non-international armed conflicts. Common Article 3 of the four Geneva Conventions is a milestone to the development of the law of war. Non-international armed conflicts have become the most widespread armed conflicts in the contemporary world. The majority of armed conflicts that have been occurred since the Second World War may be characterized as non-international. At present, armed conflicts become very terrible to us. It argues further that this will engender a seamless assessment and prosecution of violations of laws of armed conflict especially in Africa.įrom the beginning of earth, conflicts and wars have been a part of human life. The paper finally recommends the removal of the dichotomy between international armed conflict and non-international armed conflict in order to operate a single legal regime that will regulate all types of armed conflict. This article considers the argument on internationalization of armed conflict generally and within the precinct of the armed conflicts in three Sub-Sahara African countries of DRC, Somalia and Nigeria. The greatest culprit of this is Sub-Saharan African counties with the highest theater of war. This has convoluted the notion of international and non-international armed conflict and confused the legal dichotomy inherent in them. Foreign state actors and non-state actor have occupied the space in battlefield fighting for one faction or the other. However, various armed conflicts fought across Africa today have changed both in dimension and characteristics. This has clear legal regimes applicable and assessment is also simple.
Non-international armed conflict is one between the government and rebel group(s) within the borders of a state or between rebel group(s) among themselves.
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