Human Rights Violations in Yemen and the Prospects for Justice

This chapter explores some of the more egregious international human rights and international humanitarian law violations alleged to have been committed by all parties to the current war in Yemen. The particular focus here is on gross breaches of the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution, the recruitment of children to armed forces, arbitrary detention, and enforced disappearance com- mitted by all sides to this conflict. The recent responses by domestic, interna- tional, and civil society actors are addressed through the lens of the global governance of international human rights and international humanitarian law. This contribution closes by giving thought to how gross violations might be accounted for in the context of postconflict transitional justice, finding an ad hoc tribunal to be the most appropriate, albeit imperfect, vehicle.

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