The nature of the obligation to ensure respect under IHL for people displaced as a result of armed conflict

This chapter will focus on the obligation to ensure respect for the protections available for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Specifically, whether the obligation to ensure respect for international humanitarian law within Common Article 1 to the Geneva Conventions of August 1949 and their Protocols, and customary international law creates any additional responsibility for third States to assist IDPs as a result of armed conflict. This chapter will particularly focus on the regional developments in Africa, including the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of IDPs in Africa.