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The inter-play between international humanitarian law and international human rights law

Ruona Iguyovwe

• Commonwealth law bulletin, Vol. 34, no. 4, December 2008, p. 749-789

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While International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law have traditionally been regarded as two distinct branches of law, recent developments in international law, national jurisprudence and national law have increasingly led to a recognition that these two bodies of law overlap substantially in practice. The concurrent application of these two bodies of law in certain contexts has been expressly recognised by various international courts and tribunals. This article examines the similarities and differences between International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law, as well as the areas of their overlap and of concurrent applicability.

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