A new court case might hold Mali responsible for the mercenaries it invited in

Johari, Bhavya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3639-0118 (2026) A new court case might hold Mali responsible for the mercenaries it invited in. Africa at LSE Blog. The London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2026/07/30/a-n...

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Abstract

International law has no clear answer when a government contracts a private military company, embeds it in its own operations, and atrocities follow. A case now before Africa’s regional human rights court asks whether the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights can provide one, writes Bhavya Johari.

Item Type:	Other Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	International law \| Armed Conflict and Accountability \| State Responsibility
Subjects:	Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > International Relations Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
Depositing User:	Mr. Syed Anas Ali
Date Deposited:	12 Aug 2026 08:59
Last Modified:	12 Aug 2026 08:59
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2026/07/30/a-n...
URI:	https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/12210

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