Boko Haram and International Law

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Iyi, John-Mark (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Strydom, Hennie (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Human rights.; International humanitarian law.; International criminal law.; International law.; Law-Philosophy.; Law.; Human Rights.; International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict.; International Criminal Law .; Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations.; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.

This book focuses on Boko Haram and terrorism in Nigeria, framing the conflict in an international law context. It analyses the nature of political violence and the dominant roles of a violent nation-state (in both colonial and post-colonial experiences) and the rise of terrorism in Nigeria. The boo...