Organized armed groups in the International Humanitarian Law ; Los grupos armados organizados en el Derecho Internacional Humanitario ; Groupes armés organisés en droit international humanitaire ; Gruppi armati organizzati in diritto internazionale umanitario ; Grupos armados organizados em Direito ...
States comply with international treaties because they have negotiated, signed and ratified them; however, organized armed groups are not part of these processes and still have the obligation to comply with the basic rules of war. This document maintains that International Humanitarian Law must be respected by all those involved in a conflict; furthermore, it provides arguments for organized armed groups to commit to a norm that they have not directly accepted. International Humanitarian Law as a norm erga omnes shows a specific character and application, therefore it applies to all citizens, it is a customary norm by which it obliges all individuals to respect the norm. Finally, an armed group regroups the citizens of a country, so they must respect the rules established for the State. KEY WORDS: Humanitarian Law, Military Forces, Armed Conflicts, Treaties. JEL CODE / CLASIFICACIÓN JEL: F51 ; RESUMENDebe entenderse que los Estados cumplen los tratados internacionales porque los han negociado, firmado y ratificado; sin embargo, los grupos armados organizados no forman parte de estos procesos y aún tienen la obligación de cumplir con las reglas básicas de la guerra. Este documento argumenta las razones por las cuales el Derecho Internacional Humanitario debe ser respetado por todos los involucrados en un conflicto; Además, proporciona argumentos para que los grupos armados organizados se adhieran a una norma que no han aceptado directamente. Se especifica que el Derecho Internacional Humanitario es una norma erga omnes, por lo que rige a todos los ciudadanos; Es una norma consuetudinaria por lo que exige el respeto de la norma por parte de todos los individuos y finalmente, un grupo armado está conformado por ciudadanos de un país, por lo que deben respetar las normas fijadas por el Estado. ABSTRACTStates comply with international treaties because they have negotiated, signed and ratified them; however, organized armed groups are not part of these processes and still have the obligation to comply with the basic rules of war. This document maintains that International Humanitarian Law must be respected by all those involved in a conflict; furthermore, it provides arguments for organized armed groups to commit to a norm that they have not directly accepted. International Humanitarian Law as a norm erga omnes shows a specific character and application, therefore it applies to all citizens, it is a customary norm by which it obliges all individuals to respect the norm. Finally, an armed group regroups the citizens of a country, so they must respect the rules established for the State. KEY WORDS: Humanitarian Law, Military Forces, Armed Conflicts, Treaties. JEL CODE / CLASIFICACIÓN JEL: F51