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Conflict in Afghanistan II 93 Number 881 March 2011 Volume Volume 93 Number 881 March 2011 Volume 93 Number 881 March 2011 Part 2: Law and humanitarian action Interview with Ms Fatima Gailani President of the Afghan Red Crescent Society Has the armed conflict in Afghanistan affected the rules on the conduct of hostilities? Robin Geiss and Michael Siegrist International law and armed non-state actors in Afghanistan Annyssa Bellal, Gilles Giacca and Stuart Casey-Maslen The Layha for the Mujahideen: an analysis of the code of conduct for the Taliban fighters under Islamic law Muhammad Munir Annex: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The Layha [Code of Conduct] For Mujahids Combatants, not bandits: the status of rebels in Islamic law Sadia Tabassum Between a rock and a hard place: integration or independence of humanitarian action? Antonio Donini The International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan: Conflict II in Afghanistan reasserting the neutrality of humanitarian action Fiona Terry The protective scope of Common Article 3: more than meets the eye Jelena Pejic Humanitarian debate: Law, policy, action www.icrc.org/eng/review Conflict in Cambridge Journals Online For further information about this journal please go to the journal web site at: ISSN 1816-3831 http://www.journals.cambridge.org/irc Afghanistan II Editorial Team Editor-in-Chief: Vincent Bernard The Review is printed in English and is Editorial assistant: Michael Siegrist published four times a year, in March, Publication assistant: June, September and December. Claire Franc Abbas Annual selections of articles are also International Review of the Red Cross published on a regional level in Arabic, Aim and scope 19, Avenue de la Paix Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. The International Review of the Red Cross is a periodical CH - 1202 Geneva, Switzerland published by the ICRC. Its aim is to promote reflection on t +41 22 734 60 01 Published in association with humanitarian law, policy and action in armed conflict and f +41 22 733 20 57 Cambridge University Press. other situations of collective armed violence. A special- e-mail: [email protected] ized journal in humanitarian law, it endeavours to promote knowledge, critical analysis and development of the law and contribute to the prevention of violations of rules protecting Editor-in-Chief Submission of manuscripts Subscriptions fundamental rights and values. The Review offers a forum for Vincent Bernard discussion about contemporary humanitarian action as well ICRC The International Review of the Red Cross invites Requests for subscriptions can be made to as analysis of the causes and characteristics of conflicts so submissions of manuscripts on subjects relating the following address: as to give a clearer insight into the humanitarian problems Editorial Board to international humanitarian law, policy and Ahmed Abou El-Wafa they generate. Finally, the Review informs its readership on Cairo University, Egypt action. 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Law School, Renmin University of China, Beijing, People’s Republic of China Volume 93 Number 881 March 2011 Humanitarian debate: Law, policy, action Conflict in Afghanistan II Part 2: Law and humanitarian action CONTENTS 5 Interview with Ms Fatima Gailani, President of the Afghan Red Crescent Society Articles The law 11 Has the armed conflict in Afghanistan affected the rules on the conduct of hostilities? Robin Geiss and Michael Siegrist 47 International law and armed non-state actors in Afghanistan Annyssa Bellal, Gilles Giacca and Stuart Casey-Maslen 81 The Layha for the Mujahideen: an analysis of the code of conduct for the Taliban fighters under Islamic law Muhammad Munir 103 Annex: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The Layha [Code of Conduct] For Mujahids 121 Combatants, not bandits: the status of rebels in Islamic law Sadia Tabassum Humanitarian action 141 Between a rock and a hard place: integration or independence of humanitarian action? Antonio Donini 159 30 years in Afghanistan. ICRC photo archives account by Alberto Cairo 173 The International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan: reasserting the neutrality of humanitarian action Fiona Terry 2 Volume 93, Number 881 March 2011 Articles published by the Review reflect the views of the author alone and not necessarily those of the ICRC or of the Review. Only texts bearing an ICRC signature may be ascribed to the institution. Selected articles on international humanitarian law 189 The protective scope of Common Article 3: more than meets the eye Jelena Pejic Reports and documents 227 National implementation of international humanitarian law Biannual update on national legislation and case law: July – December 2010 Books and articles 239 Recent acquisitions of the Library and Research Service, ICRC THE FOLLOWING PAPERS APPEARED IN Vol. 92 No. 880 (Conflict in Afghanistan I): 841 Editorial Conflict in Afghanistan I 847 Interview with Dr Sima Samar Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. Articles Socio-political and humanitarian environment 859 Afghanistan: an historical and geographical appraisal William Maley 3 Volume 93, Number 881 March 2011 Articles published
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