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Internally Displaced Persons in International Law and Policy - A Case Study Approach on the Darfur Crisis in Sudan
Moog, Sarah Alea ; Levrincová, Petra (advisor) ; Haišmanová, Lucie (referee)
More than 27 million people have been forced to leave their homes and have sought refuge in another part of their home country. Since they have not crossed an internationally recognized state border, they do not enjoy the same protection as refugees. The Westphalian principle of state sovereignty does not allow the international community to get involved and protect IDPs, as long as this intervention is not explicitly requested by the government. This paper defines internal displacement, shows its causes, and explores mechanisms to cope with the difficult situation of the internally displaced. A case study on the conflict in Darfur puts these issues into the real context of a complex humanitarian situation. The conflict in Darfur is an ethnic clash between the Arab supremacists in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and the African population in Darfur, which has existed since the 1980s and reached its climax in the past decade. The conflict has been the cause of one of the severest displacement tragedies considering the fact that the largest part of Sudan's more than five million IDPs are displaced in Darfur. The government has shown little interest in cooperating with the international community to assist civilians in Darfur, but is, on the contrary, generally suspected to be involved in the...
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