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    The application of state principles of self-defense and non-interference in the case of armed non-state actors: a comparative analysis of the forces du liberation Rwandais in Rwanda and the lord’s resistance army in Uganda
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 2011) Jolly, Ntungire
    This study sought to find a legal framework through which the East African Community can attain sustainable peace and security by examining the States principles of Self-defense and Non-interference, drawing lessons from armed groups in Rwanda and Uganda. Sources of data include the main library of the University of Dar Es Salaam, Library of the Tanzanian German Centre for Post Graduate Studies in Law and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Kigali as well as internet Services of Westlaw and different journals. Wars with and against armed groups in East Africa have led to internal displacement, the death of over 10 million people plus spillovers to countries in the region, generating human rights abuses ranging from genocide, rape, abduction, sexual slavery to forced recruitment of child soldiers. Although armed groups might be blamed for the many abuses, a close observation of the events shows that if the transfer of the Westphalia model to Africa at the time of independence is the price Africa has paid for its flag independence, then perhaps rebels might sometimes play the balance where courts are not impartial and electoral processes fraudulent. Hierarchies of the African Union, the United Nations and the Security Council have failed to stop the wars from occurring. As East African leaders cede their powers to the regional block, we look forward to power being transferred to the institutions as well as the people of the Community that East Africans can place trust on.