Armed violence must meet a minimum threshold of intensity that distinguishes it from situations not considered NIAC, including the following: While NIAC occurs predominantly within a State, NIAC may feature extraterritorial aspects (ICRC, 2016) and/or become internationalised with the involvement of foreign States in support of one or more Parties (ICRC, 2016). Confrontations must occur between organised Parties possessing organised armed forces (ICRC, 2016). Armed conflicts which do not include a State Party but are between two or more organised non-State Parties (UNGA, 1998).
Armed conflicts between a State Party and one or more organised non-State Parties (ICRC, 2016).Additional DescriptionĪrticle 3 of the Geneva Conventions provides for “the case of armed conflict not of an international character,” and the definition of Non-International Armed Conflict (NIAC) offered herein reflects the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)’s understanding based on practice and international case-law (ICRC, 2016). The armed confrontation must reach a minimum level of intensity, and the parties involved in the conflict must show a minimum of organisation (ICRC, 2008). Non-international armed conflict is defined as protracted armed confrontations occurring between governmental armed forces and the forces of one or more armed groups, or between such groups arising on the territory of a State.
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