Human rights in armed conflict : ten years of affirmative state practice within United Nations resolutions / Ilia Maria Siatitsa and Maia Titberidze
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Human rights in armed conflict : ten years of affirmative state practice within United Nations resolutions
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Ilia Maria Siatitsa and Maia Titberidze
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The debate concerning the interrelation of international human rights law and international humanitarian law is certainly not new within the relevant academic circles. Nevertheless, a comprehensive study of recent State practice in the UN political bodies, that puts the opposition to the applicability of human rights to a real test, adds a new and rather intriguing twist to the matter. It appears that the statements of governments arguing for the exclusive application of international humanitarian law in armed conflicts are not always supported by their own practice within the UN political bodies. The present article explores the potential influence and importance of this observation for bridging the possible gaps between these two bodies of international law. It further identifies a number of interesting trends in the application of specific human rights norms in armed conflicts.
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