The South African Research Chair in International Law and the Faculty of Law at the University of Johannesburg will host a conference and invite papers on Boko Haram and International Law: Mapping the Legal Terrain for Responding to Insurgencies and Armed Conflicts in Africa February 26-27, 2015. Papers are invited on the following themes:
- Cross- border Insurgencies as New Threats and Challenges to Peace and Security in Africa
- Responses to insurgencies and armed conflicts in Africa
- Protection of civilian population in insurgencies/armed conflicts
- Enforcement/Accountability
Submission Deadline: December 31, 2014.