The non-governmental organization Geneva Call is making history with its success. As a civil society initiative it has succeeded in becoming a norm setter and persuaded non-state armed groups to sign an agreement to eliminate and combat anti-personnel mines.
In PRIF Report "Binding Non-State Armed Groups to International Humanitarian Law", Stefanie Herr analyzes the factors which were decisive for the acceptance of the norm, using the example of one of the signatories from the Sudan. The author finally works out suggestions for how the international community should deal with non-state armed groups.
This PRIF Report was published as HSFK-Report No. 5/2010 "Vom Regelbruch zu politischer Verantwortung" in German.
The report can be ordered at PRIF for the price of EUR 10,- and is also available as free pdf download.