Boko Haram and International Law

John-Mark Iyi is Associate Professor of Law in the School of Law, University of Venda. He holds a PhD in Law from the University of the Witwatersrand and he is a Fellow of the Centre for Maritime Law and Security in Africa. He researches in Public International Law, Jurisprudence, and International Peace and Security.  Hennie Strydom is Professor in International Law and holds the National Research Foundation Chair in International Law at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also the President of the South African Branch of the International Law Association and his research focus includes United Nations Law, African Union Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, International Human Rights Law and International Environmental Law.

• 1 On the Brink? The Nigerian State and the Making of Boko Haram by John-Mark Iyi.- 2 Dialectics of Sovereignty, Self-determination and Violent Strategy in Africa by Dejo Olowu.- 3 Vipers are Offsprings of Dragons: A Fanonian Analysis of Violent Conflicts in Africa with Specific Reference to the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria by Akinola E. Akintayo.- 4 Responding to Foreign Insurgencies in the Eastern DRC by Ngoie Ngalingi Ngoto.- 5 International Law Response to Terrorism: Boko Haram in Perspective by Udoka Ndidiamaka Owie.- 6 Terrorism and Cross–Border Insurgency as New Threats and Challenges to Peace and Security in Africa: The Boko Haram Insurgency by Godwin O. Anyalemechi.- 7 The Boko Haram Insurgency: Characterisation and Implications under Municipal and International Law by Michael Ibanga and James Archibong.- 8 Calibrating the Legal Obligations in the Ongoing Non-International Armed Conflict in Nigeria by Okebukola Elijah.- 9 Boko Haram: On the Road to Algiers? by Adedokun Ogunfolu, Usang Maria Assim and Oludamilola Adejumo.- 10 Boko Haram’s Radical Ideology and Islamic Jurisprudence by Muyiwa Adigun.- 11 Government Regulation of Freedom of Religion in a Democratic Society: Islamic Preaching Board Laws and Boko Haram in Nigeria by Ahmed Salisu Garba.- 12 The Weaponisation of Women by Boko Haram and the Prospects of Accountability by John-Mark Iyi.- 13 Protecting Conflict-Induced Displacees in Northern Nigeria: Assessing the Compliance of the State with Article 9(2) Of the Kampala Convention by Romola Adeola.- 14 Boko Haram and the Abduction of Schoolgirls in Nigeria: Reflecting On ‘Gender-Based Crimes’ As a Legal Misnomer by Avitus Agbor.- 15 Eradicating Extremism: A Ten Cs Approach by Dan Kuwali.- Beyond the Law to Socio-Legal Intervention: The Boko Haram Insurgency and the Nigerian Child by Azubike Onuora-Oguno and Mariam Adepeju Abdulraheem-Mustapha.- 17 After Dusk They Came - International Responsibility of States in Relation to Human Rights Violations Committed by Rebel Groups by Marek Jan Wasiński.- 18 Boko Haram and the Ambivalence of International Legal Response by John-Mark Iyi.