International Law of Losers and Developing Countries
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https://doi.org/10.66563/2r1ceg82Abstract
The body of existing international law including international humanitarian law was intended to bind all state parties in their relations with other state and non-state actors. In practice however, it has become apparent that these laws have become increasingly difficult to equally enforce with developed countries or parties on the winning side getting special treatment in how and when they enforce the laws. Their counterparts, being less developed countries and parties on the losing side of the armed conflicts, are dealt an unfair hand as these laws are strictly enforced against them. This article seeks to highlight the manner in which international humanitarian law has been selectively enforced to the detriment of losers of armed conflict as well as developing countries.
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