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The Human Rights Council And The Convergence Of Humanitarian Law And Human Rights Law, Daphne Richemond-Barak
The Human Rights Council And The Convergence Of Humanitarian Law And Human Rights Law, Daphne Richemond-Barak
Daphne Richemond-Barak
This Article examines and challenges the assumption that the Human Rights Council can and ought to address violations of international humanitarian law. Though envisaged as the main guardian of human rights within the United Nations system, the Human Rights Council views its mandate as encompassing both human rights and international humanitarian law. This extension of its mandate to humanitarian law is not entirely surprising, given the close relationship between IHL and human rights law. Yet, a comparison with other human rights bodies shows that the Council has gone further and with less caution than any other human right body called …