Rwandan Refugees in Democratic Republic of Congo

Application of International Humanitarian Law During the Congo Wars

Rutagengwao Oswald

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Year: 2018
• ISBN:
  9786138328438
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: Law Theory & Practice
• Index: Law

This study undertook an enquiry into the cause of the deaths of refugees during the DRC War I and the DRC War II. It also sought to find who was to be held accountable for these deaths by looking at the laws governing the protection of refugees with regard to the violators and their actions. It also may be imperative to remember certain principles, which seem to be a deciding factor for analysing and concluding this study. The UN Charter prohibits use of force. Exceptions to the prohibition on the use of force have been recognized in response to new types of challenges ranging from imminent attacks, 155 protracted and low-level attacks by non-state actors, 156 and humanitarian catastrophes.157 During the DRC conflict, these exceptions were exactly the precursors which led Rwanda to launch an attack on DRC.