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Teaching Terrorists: How United States Counterterrorism Law Violates International Humanitarian Law

Graber, Scott
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International humanitarian law, Terrorism, United States counterterrorism law, International law violations
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Yale Journal of International Law
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In 2021, Yemen was the site of one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Since war broke out in 2014, war crimes by the multiple state and nonstate parties involved have inflicted immeasurable harm on civilians. Geneva Call, a Swiss non-governmental organization (NGO), has worked in Yemen for years to strengthen respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) by non-state armed groups (NSAGs). One such group is Ansarallah, an NSAG also referred to as the Houthis, which controls large swathes of northern Yemen. Geneva Call teaches IHL to NSAGs like the Houthis as part of efforts to protect civilians from the worst abuses committed during armed conflict. Yet the United States made Geneva Call’s educational work illegal for thirty-three days in 2021.
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https://openyls.law.yale.edu/handle/20.500.13051/18563