INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT VERSUS INTERNATION-AL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

Abstract

This article analyses the aspect of human rights protection in the context of contemporary armed conflicts. The phenomenon of war is very often linked to the problem of human rights violations. More and more often, civilians are being harmed during armed conflicts alongside the armed forces of the warring sides. With this in mind, international organisations have taken
a number of initiatives to protect human life and health. However, the reflection arises that the legal standards of international humanitarian law of armed conflict and human rights law are not duly respected during wars and armed conflicts. In order to determine the interplay in the application of international humanitarian law of armed conflict and human rights law, the following question must be asked: To what extent does international humanitarian law of armed conflict guarantee compliance with international human rights law? In the course of the conducted research on the protection of human rights during contemporary armed conflicts, the following research hypothesis was formulated by the author: It is supposed that, despite the clear differences between international humanitarian law and human rights law, their common point can be found in the principle of humanity, which presupposes the protection of human dignity.