Explaining the (il)legality of Uganda's intervention in the current South Sudan conflict

Apuuli, Kasaija Phillip

doi:10.1080/10246029.2014.951063

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“…Whereas, the UN peacekeeping mission is argued to be the opposite, primarily because the political process in carrying out its operation involves multiple decisionmakers from different levels, which at the UNSC level may even be a subject of veto power (Abrahamsen 2017;Akpsom 2016;Akonor 2017). For example, Russia and Venezuela reportedly reached a consensus and placed reservations on the proposed sanctions of the South Sudanese leadership, just as the troop-contributing countries tend to put forward conditionalities (Apuuli 2014;Arnold et al 2013). Thus, these scenarios provide ample scope for the adoption of NP's protection practice in the UN peacekeeping operation.…”

Section: The Efficacy Of Nonviolent Peaceforce's Unarmed Civilian Pea...mentioning

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Failed Peace in South Sudan? Exploring Unarmed Civilians and Local Peacekeepers through the Work of Nonviolent Peaceforce

Rahman¹,

Owojori²,

Jaafar³

2022

SINERGI

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Since the 2013 outbreak of civil war in South Sudan, the conflict has produced orgies of casualties and displacement of millions necessitating a series of mandates of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Yet, humanitarian crises and civilian protection challenges have not been reversed. To address these deficiencies, this article examined methods of the unarmed civilian peacekeeping as local peace formation and infrastructure involving the non-use of weapons for civilian protection as practiced by the Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP). Adopting ethnographic strands of Critical Peace Studies and utilisation of participant observations in humanitarian accounts with the NP between 2015 and 2019, our in-depth qualitative fieldwork indicates a potentially effective approach to unarmed civilian protection in the country. Our findings illuminate the limited viability of the UN civilian appointed personnel, while making an argument for the compelling efficacy of unarmed civilian peacekeepers in which those affected by the conflict are themselves empowered in their physical protection, the study further recommends the integration of the NP strategies into the current state of peace operation disarray so the current self-fulfilling prophecy of failed peace in South Sudan can be overturned.

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Failed Peace in South Sudan? Exploring Unarmed Civilians and Local Peacekeepers through the Work of Nonviolent Peaceforce

Rahman¹,

Owojori²,

Jaafar³

2022

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“…Uganda’s intervention was a unilateral military undertaking by the government. Neither the regional nor the international communities sanctioned the intervention (Apuuli, 2014, pp. 352–369).…”

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Establishing the Full Operational Capability of the East African Standby Force: Challenges and Opportunities

Apuuli

2016

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In December 2014, countries contributing to the East African Standby Force (EASF) conducted the last exercise to test the validity of the functioning of the force. The exercise heralded the full operationalisation of the force. This article discusses the attainment of full operational capability (FOC) of the EASF, one year before the full operationalisation of the African Standby Force. The main conclusion is that whilst the attainment of FOC of the force should be celebrated with the member states actually validating their troops and equipment contributions, there are outstanding challenges including ongoing crises in the region and lack of resources among others that it must overcome before it can actually be deployed in a conflict situation.

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“…Após os eventos na capital do Sudão do Sul, em dez dias a batalha atingiu todo o país, incluindo os estados de Jonglei, Unity e Upper Nile. Os rebeldes da SPLA-IO tomaram cidades importantes como Bor, Bentiu e Malakal, que foram retomadas pelas forças do governo mais tarde(Apuuli, 2015;Silva, 2019) Apuuli (2014). destaca a influência externa no conflito do Sudão do Sul, particularmente o apoio das Forças de Defesa de Uganda ao SPLA.…”

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The Role of United Nations Intervention Forces in Protecting Civilians: From Congo to South Sudan

Resende Silva,

Araújo Grigoli,

Aguiar Santos

et al. 2024

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O objetivo deste artigo é examinar e comparar o impacto da Brigada de Intervenção da Força (FIB) e da Força de Proteção Regional (RPF) na proteção de civis na República Democrática do Congo e no Sudão do Sul, respectivamente. O método de pesquisa escolhido para este estudo foi a abordagem qualitativa por meio de estudos de caso que se concentraram na Missão de Estabilização da Organização das Nações Unidas na República Democrática do Congo e na Missão das Nações Unidas no Sudão do Sul. Os parâmetros de comparaçãoselecionados para este estudo foram a redução da vulnerabilidade, a neutralização de grupos armados violentos e o desenvolvimento de forças locais. Como resultado, foi possível verificar que tanto a FIB quanto a RPF tiveram um impacto positivo, embora limitado, sobre a proteção de civis e a criação de um ambiente estável. Além disso, foi observado que esse impacto positivo tende a se dissipar com o tempo.

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Explaining the (il)legality of Uganda's intervention in the current South Sudan conflict

Cited by 10 publications

References 3 publications

Failed Peace in South Sudan? Exploring Unarmed Civilians and Local Peacekeepers through the Work of Nonviolent Peaceforce

Failed Peace in South Sudan? Exploring Unarmed Civilians and Local Peacekeepers through the Work of Nonviolent Peaceforce

Establishing the Full Operational Capability of the East African Standby Force: Challenges and Opportunities

The Role of United Nations Intervention Forces in Protecting Civilians: From Congo to South Sudan

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