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International Law
20 December 2018

New Article on the Metaphors and Maxims Describing the Relationship between Human Rights Law and the Law of Armed Conflict

Professor Andrew Clapham published a new article

Professor Andrew Clapham published a new article entitled 'Human Rights in Armed Conflict: Metaphors, Maxims, and the Move to Interoperability' in the Human Rights and International Legal Discourse journal. This article analyses in great detail the language used to describe the relationship between human rights law and law of armed conflict.

Abstract: This contribution looks at the ways in which the relationship between human rights law and the law of armed conflict has been portrayed. It references the metaphors and maxims that are said to help understand this relationship and suggests that, rather than looking for an overarching theory, the time has come to focus on particular contexts and consider the policy choices available and what is at stake.
 

Full reference: Andrew Clapham (2018). Human Rights in Armed Conflict: Metaphors, Maxims, and the Move to Interoperability, Human Rights and International Legal Discourse, 12, 9-22.