Surveying the Study on Non-International Armed Conflicts: Scopus Indexed Database Bibliometric Analysis during 2019-2023
Arlina Permanasari1, Aji Wibowo2, Ali Rido,3 Ayub Christo Carens Patioran4, Indian Mikoyan Gurevich Bilal Dreskandar5

Faculty of Law, Universitas Trisakti

Abstract

It is a fact that in today^s digital era, several non-international armed conflicts (NIAC) or internal armed conflicts are still occurring in certain countries. This normative study examines the dominant issues studied by the authors in the last five years, especially from the perspective of international humanitarian law (IHL) legal instruments and Customary International Humanitarian Law. The dataset from the Scopus-indexed reputable journals from 2019-2023 was retrieved based on determined keywords. We performed a bibliometric analysis to find several clusters to be analyzed. This method is completed with preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The results show that the current studies relating to NIAC are the exploration on the IHL basis such as the non-state armed groups and the types of crimes committed- the conflict resolution and the humanitarian access- the impact of NIAC on the vulnerable groups of the population, the protection of the natural environment and cultural heritage- the involvement of criminal organization or drug cartels capabilities of the parties and the human rights perspective. The main findings describe that these studies are interconnected to each other and give a positive impact on improving IHL regulations on NIAC.

Keywords: Internal armed conflict- International Humanitarian Law- IHL- Non-International Armed Conflict (NIAC).

Topic: International Law