Marko Svicevic is Lecturer and Researcher at the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic, and Post-doctoral Research Fellow with the South African Research Chair in International Law at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.Martha M. Bradley is Associate Professor in the Department of Public Law at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and External Expert at the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionEgna Sidumo, Marko Svicevic and Martha M BradleyPart I: Regional Security Dimensions Chapter 2: Tanzania and Mozambique: Cooperation to Counteract a Cross-Border Islamist InsurgencyEric Kabendera Chapter 3: South Africa’s Security Concerns in Mozambique and the Growing Threat of Domestic TerrorismAndré SmitChapter 4: Armed Conflict, Climate Change and the Preparedness of International Law Through the Lens of MozambiqueJessie Phyffer Chapter 5: The Relationship Between Ansar al-Sunna in Mozambique and the Islamic State: A Transactional Alliance?Aniel de BeerPart II: International Humanitarian Law PerspectivesChapter 6: The Law of Armed Conflict and the Classification of the Situation in Cabo Delgado as a Non-International Armed ConflictNajimdeen Bakarae and Ayodele OdjedokunChapter 7: Ansar al-Sunna (IS-affiliates) Engaging in a Mosaic of Violence in Mozambique: Terrorist, Rebels, or Both – Legal Implications and ChallengesGus Waschefort, Jessie Phyffer and Martha M. BradleyChapter 8: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Cabo Delgado: Implications for International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal LawEmmah Lubaale and Brenda AkiaChapter 9: Towards the Protection of the Environment in Cabo-Delgado: Looking Beyond the Existing Legal Framework and Engaging Ansar al-SunnaQuillene M VertueChapter 10: The Conflict in Cabo Delgado and the Relationship Between International Disaster Response Law and International Humanitarian Law TreatiesJeanique PretoriusChapter 11: Covid-19 and its Implications on the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict: The Case of MozambiqueAnnelize McKay, Chazanne Grobler and Martha M BradleyPart III: Regional and Continental Responses to the ConflictChapter 12: The Potential for Rights-Based Third-Generation Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration Programmes in Cabo DelgadoJosephat M KilonzoChapter 13: The Use of Private Military Companies to Counter the Insurgency in Northern MozambiqueHennie StrydomChapter 14: The SADC Mission in Mozambique: Contextualising the Historical Role of SADC Military Operations under International LawMarko SvicevicChapter 15: The Military Intervention Against Ansar Al-Sunna in Cabo Delgado: A Primer on the Law on the Prohibition on the Use of Force and Applicable ExceptionsDire TladiChapter 16: Revisiting the African Union’s Right to Intervene (Militarily) 20 Years on and the Conflict in Mozambique: A Missed Opportunity?Ntombizozuko Dyani-Mhango

Marko Svicevic is Lecturer and Researcher at the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic, and Post-doctoral Research Fellow with the South African Research Chair in International Law at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.Martha M. Bradley is Associate Professor in the Department of Public Law at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and External Expert at the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionEgna Sidumo, Marko Svicevic and Martha M BradleyPart I: Regional Security Dimensions Chapter 2: Tanzania and Mozambique: Cooperation to Counteract a Cross-Border Islamist InsurgencyEric Kabendera Chapter 3: South Africa’s Security Concerns in Mozambique and the Growing Threat of Domestic TerrorismAndré SmitChapter 4: Armed Conflict, Climate Change and the Preparedness of International Law Through the Lens of MozambiqueJessie Phyffer Chapter 5: The Relationship Between Ansar al-Sunna in Mozambique and the Islamic State: A Transactional Alliance?Aniel de BeerPart II: International Humanitarian Law PerspectivesChapter 6: The Law of Armed Conflict and the Classification of the Situation in Cabo Delgado as a Non-International Armed ConflictNajimdeen Bakarae and Ayodele OdjedokunChapter 7: Ansar al-Sunna (IS-affiliates) Engaging in a Mosaic of Violence in Mozambique: Terrorist, Rebels, or Both – Legal Implications and ChallengesGus Waschefort, Jessie Phyffer and Martha M. BradleyChapter 8: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Cabo Delgado: Implications for International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal LawEmmah Lubaale and Brenda AkiaChapter 9: Towards the Protection of the Environment in Cabo-Delgado: Looking Beyond the Existing Legal Framework and Engaging Ansar al-SunnaQuillene M VertueChapter 10: The Conflict in Cabo Delgado and the Relationship Between International Disaster Response Law and International Humanitarian Law TreatiesJeanique PretoriusChapter 11: Covid-19 and its Implications on the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict: The Case of MozambiqueAnnelize McKay, Chazanne Grobler and Martha M BradleyPart III: Regional and Continental Responses to the ConflictChapter 12: The Potential for Rights-Based Third-Generation Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration Programmes in Cabo DelgadoJosephat M KilonzoChapter 13: The Use of Private Military Companies to Counter the Insurgency in Northern MozambiqueHennie StrydomChapter 14: The SADC Mission in Mozambique: Contextualising the Historical Role of SADC Military Operations under International LawMarko SvicevicChapter 15: The Military Intervention Against Ansar Al-Sunna in Cabo Delgado: A Primer on the Law on the Prohibition on the Use of Force and Applicable ExceptionsDire TladiChapter 16: Revisiting the African Union’s Right to Intervene (Militarily) 20 Years on and the Conflict in Mozambique: A Missed Opportunity?Ntombizozuko Dyani-Mhango

Marko Svicevic is Lecturer and Researcher at the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic, and Post-doctoral Research Fellow with the South African Research Chair in International Law at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.Martha M. Bradley is Associate Professor in the Department of Public Law at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and External Expert at the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionEgna Sidumo, Marko Svicevic and Martha M BradleyPart I: Regional Security Dimensions Chapter 2: Tanzania and Mozambique: Cooperation to Counteract a Cross-Border Islamist InsurgencyEric Kabendera Chapter 3: South Africa’s Security Concerns in Mozambique and the Growing Threat of Domestic TerrorismAndré SmitChapter 4: Armed Conflict, Climate Change and the Preparedness of International Law Through the Lens of MozambiqueJessie Phyffer Chapter 5: The Relationship Between Ansar al-Sunna in Mozambique and the Islamic State: A Transactional Alliance?Aniel de BeerPart II: International Humanitarian Law PerspectivesChapter 6: The Law of Armed Conflict and the Classification of the Situation in Cabo Delgado as a Non-International Armed ConflictNajimdeen Bakarae and Ayodele OdjedokunChapter 7: Ansar al-Sunna (IS-affiliates) Engaging in a Mosaic of Violence in Mozambique: Terrorist, Rebels, or Both – Legal Implications and ChallengesGus Waschefort, Jessie Phyffer and Martha M. BradleyChapter 8: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Cabo Delgado: Implications for International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal LawEmmah Lubaale and Brenda AkiaChapter 9: Towards the Protection of the Environment in Cabo-Delgado: Looking Beyond the Existing Legal Framework and Engaging Ansar al-SunnaQuillene M VertueChapter 10: The Conflict in Cabo Delgado and the Relationship Between International Disaster Response Law and International Humanitarian Law TreatiesJeanique PretoriusChapter 11: Covid-19 and its Implications on the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict: The Case of MozambiqueAnnelize McKay, Chazanne Grobler and Martha M BradleyPart III: Regional and Continental Responses to the ConflictChapter 12: The Potential for Rights-Based Third-Generation Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration Programmes in Cabo DelgadoJosephat M KilonzoChapter 13: The Use of Private Military Companies to Counter the Insurgency in Northern MozambiqueHennie StrydomChapter 14: The SADC Mission in Mozambique: Contextualising the Historical Role of SADC Military Operations under International LawMarko SvicevicChapter 15: The Military Intervention Against Ansar Al-Sunna in Cabo Delgado: A Primer on the Law on the Prohibition on the Use of Force and Applicable ExceptionsDire TladiChapter 16: Revisiting the African Union’s Right to Intervene (Militarily) 20 Years on and the Conflict in Mozambique: A Missed Opportunity?Ntombizozuko Dyani-Mhango