Table of Contents- 1. Declaration; Certificate; Acknowledgements; List of Cases; List of Abbreviations; 2. INTRODUCTION; 1. Armed Conflict Under International Humanitarian Law; 1.1 International Armed Conflict and Non International Armed Conflict; A. International Armed Conflict; B. Non International Armed Conflict; i. Common Art. 3, Geneva Conventions; ii. Art.1 of Additional Protocol II; C. India's Stance on the Conflict in Nagaland; 1.2 Feminist Critique of the Law of Armed Conflict; 1.3 Armed Conflict and Northeast India; 1.4 Northeast and British India; 1.5 Research Methodology; 3. CHAPTER I - UNDERSTANDING THE NAGA CONFLICT; 1. Conflict in the Northeast; 1.2 Birth of Naga Nationalism; 1.3The Policies of the British and its impact; 2. Naga Movement Before the Formation of the State of Nagaland; 2.1 Naga National Council; A. The 4 Point Memorandum; B. The Akbar Hydari Agreement, 1947; 2.2 The Great Misunderstanding and the Rise of An Armed Rebellion; 2'.3 The Naga Plebiscite and Formation of Parallel Government; 2.4 The Resurgence of the Liberals; A. The 16 Point Agreement, 1960; 2.5 Formation of the State of Nagaland; 2.6 The Demand for Nagalim; 3. The Naga Movement after the Formation of the State of Nagaland; 3.1 National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN); 3.2 The Continuing efforts of NSCN Observations; 4. CHAPTER II - NAGALAND A MAN'S WORLD; 1. Ao Tribe; 2. Lotha Tribe; 3. Konyak Tribe; 4. Sema Tribe; 5. Zeliangrong Tribe; 6. Rengma Tribe; 7. Pochury Tribe; Observations; 5. CHAPTER IV - THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL : PARTICIPATION; 1. Traditional Form; 2. Local and Municipal Bodies; 3. Village Councils (VC); 4. Village Development Boards (VDB); 5. Administration of Law and Justice Observations; 6. CHAPTER V - NAGA WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICT; 1. Naga Women As Victims; A. Increase in Female Headed House Holds; B. Displacement; C. Health; D. Gender Based Violence; E. Human Trafficking; Observations; 1.1 Naga Women As Combatants; Observations; 1.2 Naga Women As Peace Builders; Observations; 7. CHAPTER VI- THE STATE'S RESPONSE; 1. History of the Act; 1.1 The Governments Response to Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSP); 1.2 The Analysis of AFSP; A. AFSP and the Constitution of India; B. AFSP and Criminal Procedure Code; 2. Analysis of Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights Case; 2.1 One Step Forward and Two Steps Backward of the Supreme Court; 2.2 National Security v. Human Security?; 2.3 The Justice Verma Committee Report on Crime Against Women; Observations; 8. CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ANNEXURE(S).