The Role of Human Rights Mechanisms in Shaping International Humanitarian Law

Alessandra Spadaro

doi:10.1093/oso/9780197775134.003.0010

The Role of Human Rights Mechanisms in Shaping International Humanitarian Law

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Abstract

The influence of international human rights law (IHRL) on the law of armed conflict is well recognized. At the same time, the direct contribution of human rights mechanisms to the development of international humanitarian law (IHL) is less so. This chapter shows that human rights mechanisms have played a role in shaping IHL, most notably as a consequence of the co-application of IHL and IHRL in armed conflict. The chapter goes on to explore new potential avenues for the shaping of IHL by human rights mechanisms, focusing on the role of the mechanisms of the Human Rights Council in shaping the obligations of armed groups parties to non-international armed conflicts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict
Editors	Sandesh Sivakumaran, Christian R. Burne
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Chapter	10
Pages	197-220
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	9780197775165
ISBN (Print)	9780197775134
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197775134.003.0010
Publication status	Published - May 2024

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Keywords

Armed groups
Human rights
Human rights council
Humanization
International humanitarian law

UN SDGs

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The Role of Human Rights Mechanisms in Shaping International Humanitarian Law

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