Notion of conflicts:

Conflict is a disagreement over an issue likely to cause emotional, psychological or physical problems.

It is an opposition, a contradiction, disagreement pertaining to: ideas, opinions, points of view, beliefs, interests, ethnic, tribal, racial allegiance and affiliations. It is impossible for such phenomena to be avoided as they are part of human life and do exist in all social structures:

family,
governments,
institutions,
organisations,
etc.

Types of conflicts

A distinction can be made between several types of conflicts:

Armed conflicts include:

International armed conflicts (inter-State) and,
Non- international armed conflicts (intra-State).

The international armed conflict or inter-State conflict is one where a conflict erupts between two or more countries.

The non-international or intra-State armed conflict is between the Armed Forces of a country and armed groups or between armed groups which fight against each other.

Relational conflicts

Relational conflict or interpersonal conflict is a strong disagreement between two persons (due to a poor perception of the other, stereotypes, weak communication, etc.). It may also happen that one may be at conflict with oneself (intra-personal conflict. Source: EDH (Exploring Humanitarian Law) Module 2, page 5. [On line]. (Page accessed on 15/06/2012).

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	Notion of conflicts: Conflict is a disagreement over an issue likely to cause emotional, psychological or physical problems. It is an opposition, a contradiction, disagreement pertaining to: ideas, opinions, points of view, beliefs, interests, ethnic, tribal, racial allegiance and affiliations. It is impossible for such phenomena to be avoided as they are part of human life and do exist in all social structures: family, governments, institutions, organisations, etc. Types of conflicts A distinction can be made between several types of conflicts: Armed conflicts include: International armed conflicts (inter-State) and, Non- international armed conflicts (intra-State). The international armed conflict or inter-State conflict is one where a conflict erupts between two or more countries. The non-international or intra-State armed conflict is between the Armed Forces of a country and armed groups or between armed groups which fight against each other. Relational conflicts Relational conflict or interpersonal conflict is a strong disagreement between two persons (due to a poor perception of the other, stereotypes, weak communication, etc.). It may also happen that one may be at conflict with oneself (intra-personal conflict. Source: EDH (Exploring Humanitarian Law) Module 2, page 5. [On line]. (Page accessed on 15/06/2012). http://www.ehl.icrc.org/images/resources/pdf/otherlanguages/french/Module2.pdf
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