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In the previous chapter, Islamic law was found to be the most influential norm for the Taliban members although the interpretation of Islamic law is manipulative to befit the political objective of the Taliban. Returning to the hypothetical legitimization paths (Table 3.1), the second path (f–e) assumes that the Layeha aims at adapting the behavior of the Taliban to the expectations of the external audience. The definition of external audience is vast and the research chose to focus upon the international community as represented by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) since the leadership seems to be particularly sensitive to UNAMA’s reports and accusations.
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Depending on how the situations are legally defined, the rules that apply vary from one case to the next. In Sylvain Vite, “Typology of Armed Conflicts in International Humanitarian Law: Legal Concepts and Actual Situations,” International Review of the Red Cross, 91 (873), (March 2009), p.70.
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Nagamine, Y. (2015). Comparison with International Humanitarian Law. In: The Legitimization Strategy of the Taliban’s Code of Conduct. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-53088-2_6
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