Illegal Peace?: An Inquiry into the Legality of Power-Sharing with Warlords and Rebels in Africa

Authors

Jeremy I. Levitt, Florida International Unviversity College of LawFollow

Abstract

This Article represents the first conscientious attempt to address these questions, present a conceptual framework for examining the legal and political efficacy of coercing democratically constituted governments into sharing power, and define a lawful basis or approach to sharing power when governments are confronted with the aforementioned scenario. The Article is polemical and questions the dominant logic that political power-sharing is lawful, legitimate, and unequivocally serves the public good, arguing that power-sharing deals that ignore controlling rules are unlawful and not viable.

Recommended Citation

Jeremy I. Levitt, Illegal Peace?: An Inquiry into the Legality of Power-Sharing with Warlords and Rebels in Africa, 27 Mich. J. Int'l L. 495 (2006).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjil/vol27/iss2/3