Open AccessHuman Rights and International Humanitarian Law
Author(s) -
Christian Tomuschat
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of international law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.607
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1464-3596
pISSN - 0938-5428
DOI - 10.1093/ejil/chq003
Subject(s) - international humanitarian law , human rights , political science , law , armed conflict
It is recognized today that human rights law is not generally displaced in times of armed conflict by international humanitarian law (IHL). Yet in large part this new insight remains to be particularized as to its actual consequences. In particular, IHL is still predominantly under the influence of the concept of military necessity.
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