Abstract
Non-state armed actors (NSAAs) are individuals or groups that militarily fight for their political, economic, or social goals. Why and when would they have incentive to engage in international legal argumentation? What are the contents of the NSAAs’ legal argumentation and associated processes? What putative effects does it produce? This chapter characterizes NSAAs’ legal argumentation and presents some patterns and processes as to how NSAAs build their legal and quasi-legal arguments. The final part of the chapter discusses various putative effects NSAAs’ legal argumentation generates, in terms of persuasion, reciprocity, compliance, and potentially peace.
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