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Foreign fighters are not a new phenomenon: the Spanish civil war, the conflict in Afghanistan against the Soviet invasion, the Bosnian conflict in the 1990s, and the armed conflicts in Chechnya and Dagestan all attracted significant numbers of so-called foreign fighters. However, the term and phenomenon of 'foreign fighter' gained particular prominence in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks against the United States of America (USA) on account of the presence of 'foreign fighters' among the ranks of the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Against this background, 'foreign fighter' became associated and was often treated synonymously with member of international terrorist networks, namely al-Qaeda. As such, 'foreign fighters' are perceived as a major terrorist threat upon return to their countries of origin, i.e. their state of nationality or habitual residence. The fear is that returning 'foreign fighters', who have been trained and experienced in handling weapons and explosives, may plan and carry out terrorist acts or set up new terrorist cells, recruit new members, and provide new funds. Against this background, the unprecedented influx of 'foreign fighters' to the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq repeatedly made headlines as one of the biggest terrorist threats to Western states since 9-11. On 15 August 2014, the United Nations (UN) Security Council adopted Resolution 2170 to specifically address the phenomenon of 'foreign terrorist fighters'. The Geneva Academy Briefing on 'foreign fighters' does not provide a general assessment of the policies and measures adopted to deal with the phenomenon of 'foreign fighters', such as counter-radicalisation initiatives or operational measures to improve border security. Instead, looking at the various international legal questions raised by the phenomenon of 'foreign fighters' and the measures taken to combat this phenomenon, the Geneva Academy Briefing proposes to look at the phenomenon of 'foreign fighters' from the perspective of international law, including ...

Abstract
In some circles the idea of international constitutionalism, or international constitutional law, appears to provoke a considerable and perhaps unexpected degree of resistance, and indeed animosity. My goal on this occasion is to try to figure out why this attitude of scorn might exist, and in the process also to say something about the relationship between international law and international constitutionalism.

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