Foreign Fighters under International Law and Beyond

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Foreign Fighters in the Syria and Iraq Conflict: Statistics and Characteristics of a Rapidly Growing Phenomenon....Pages 9-25
Foreign Fighters Involvement in National and International Wars: A Historical Survey....Pages 27-47
Foreign Fighters as a Challenge for International Relations Theory....Pages 49-62
Foreign Fighters: Motivations for Travel to Foreign Conflicts....Pages 63-76
The Emerging Role of Social Media in the Recruitment of Foreign Fighters....Pages 77-95
Analysing the Recruitment and Use of Foreign Men and Women in ISIL through a Gender Perspective....Pages 97-120
The Military Impact of Foreign Fighters on the Battlefield: The Case of the ISIL....Pages 121-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
The Status of Foreign Fighters under International Humanitarian Law....Pages 141-160
Foreign Fighters and International Criminal Law....Pages 161-185
Child Soldiers: The Expanding Practice of Minors Recruited to Become Foreign Fighters....Pages 187-204
Armed Opposition Groups’ (and Foreign Fighters’) Abidance by International Human Rights Law: The Issue of Compliance in Syria and Iraq....Pages 205-226
Front Matter....Pages 227-227
The Obligations under International Law of the Foreign Fighter’s State of Nationality or Habitual Residence, State of Transit and State of Destination....Pages 229-258
The Role Played by the UN in Countering the Phenomenon of Foreign Terrorist Fighters....Pages 259-282
States’ Prevention and Responses to the Phenomenon of Foreign Fighters against the Backdrop of International Human Rights Obligations....Pages 283-298
The Regional Answers and Governance Structure for Dealing with Foreign Fighters: The Case of the EU....Pages 299-331
Collecting and Sharing Intelligence on Foreign Fighters in the EU and its Member States: Existing Tools, Limitations and Opportunities....Pages 333-353
Towards Effective Regional Responses to the Phenomenon of Foreign Fighters: The OSCE Toolbox....Pages 355-372
The African Union and the Phenomenon of Foreign Fighters in Africa....Pages 373-387
Front Matter....Pages 389-389
National Responses in Select Western European Countries to the Foreign Fighter Phenomenon....Pages 391-422
Front Matter....Pages 389-389
How Western Non-EU States Are Responding to Foreign Fighters: A Glance at the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand’s Laws and Policies....Pages 423-444
MENA Countries’ Responses to the Foreign Fighter Phenomenon....Pages 445-468
Foreign Fighters and the Deprivation of Nationality: National Practices and International Law Implications....Pages 469-487
Caught in the Crossfire: The Impact of Foreign Fighters on Internally Displaced Persons, Asylum Seekers and Refugees from Syria and Iraq....Pages 489-516
Concluding Remarks....Pages 517-522
Back Matter....Pages 523-533