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Dias, L., Heffes, E. (2024). 'New Typologies of Non-International Armed Conflict?' In E. Hilgendorf, (Ed.), Law in Times of Crisis (1st ed., pp. 41-66)
Dias, Leandro and Heffes, Ezequiel. "New Typologies of Non-International Armed Conflict?: An Analysis of Article 8(2)(f) of the Rome Statute". Law in Times of Crisis, edited by Eric Hilgendorf, Duncker & Humblot, 2024, pp. 41-66.
Dias, L and Heffes, E. (2024): 'New Typologies of Non-International Armed Conflict?', in Hilgendorf, E (ed.). Law in Times of Crisis. Duncker & Humblot, pp. 41-66.
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New Typologies of Non-International Armed Conflict?

An Analysis of Article 8(2)(f) of the Rome Statute

Dias, Leandro | Heffes, Ezequiel

In: Law in Times of Crisis (2024), pp. 41–66

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Leandro Dias

Dias Leston, Leandro Alberto, Faculty of Law, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Germany

Ezequiel Heffes

Heffes, Ezequiel, Dr., Center of Ethics and the Legal Profession, Georgetown University, USA

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Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Leandro Dias and Ezequiel Heffes: New Typologies of Non-International Armed Conflict? 41
I. Introduction 41
II. Categories of Non-International Armed Conflict under Article 8‍(2)(f) of the Rome Statute 43
1. The Single Category Perspective 44
2. The New Typology Hypothesis 46
III. What Does the Case Law Say? 48
IV. Defending the New Typology: Interpretation of Article 8‍(2)(f) through the Lens of the Nullum Crimen Principle (Article 22) 51
1. The Nullum Crimen Principle and the Lex Stricta Requirement in the Rome Statute 51
2. The New Typology as a Restrictive Interpretation of Ambiguous Provisions 54
3. The Reasonableness of the New Typology 58
V. Concluding Remarks 62
Bibliography 63

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