Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Armed Conflict: International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law

Abstract

This article examines the ways in which international law protects economic, social and cultural rights in times of armed conflict. It begins by showing that the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights applies in times of armed conflict and, in some cases, extra-territorially. It uses the example of water to show that economic, social and cultural rights are generally defined by both human rights law and international humanitarian law.