Research handbook on human rights and humanitarian law / edited by Robert Kolb, University of Geneva, Switzerland ; Gloria Gaggioli, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The history of international human rights law / Maya Hertig Randall -- Human rights law and international humanitarian law between 1945 and the aftermath of the Teheran Conference of 1968 / Robert Kolb -- Theories on the relationship between international humanitarian law and human rights law / Hans-Joachim Heintze -- The position of individuals in public international law through the lens of diplomatic protection : the principle and its transfiguration / Giovanni Distefano -- The relationship between international human rights and humanitarian law : an overview / Vera Gowlland-Debbas and Gloria Gaggioli -- Extraterritorial application of the human rights to life and personal liberty, including habeas corpus, during situations of armed conflict / Robert K. Goldman -- Proportionality in the European Convention on Human Rights / Enzo Cannizzaro and Francesca De Vittor -- Human rights obligations of non-state armed groups : a possible contribution from customary international law? / Jean-Marie Henckaerts and Cornelius Wiesener -- Positive obligations in human rights law during armed conflicts / Sandra Krähenmann -- Some reflections on the principle of humanity in its wide dimension / Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade -- Specificities of human rights law and international humanitarian law regarding state responsibility / Christian Tomuschat -- The quest for a non-conflictual coexistence of international human rights law and humanitarian law : which role for the lex specialis principle? / Jean d'Aspremont and Elodie Tranchez -- A lex favorabilis? : resolving norm conflicts between human rights law and humanitarian law / Anne-Laurence Graf-Brugére -- The law of occupation and human rights law : some selected issues / Tristan Ferraro -- Humanitarian assistance to protect human rights and international humanitarian law / Roberto Giuffrida -- The prohibition of enforced disappearances : a meaningful example of a partial merger between human rights law and international humanitarian law / Gloria Gaggioli -- 'Humanitarian rights' : how to ensure respect for human rights and humanitarian law in armed conflicts / Dan Kuwali -- Human rights law and international humanitarian law as limits for Security Council action / Michael Bothe -- UN territorial administrations : between international humanitarian law and human rights law / Ivan Ingravallo -- International humanitarian law and human rights rules in agreements regulating or terminating an internal armed conflict / Luisa Vierucci -- Universal human rights bodies and international humanitarian law / Walter Kälin -- The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and international humanitarian law / Hélène Tigroudja -- The European Court of Human Rights and international humanitarian law / Lindsay Moir -- The African Union and international humanitarian law / Djacoba Liva Tehindrazanarivelo -- A new world court of human rights : a role for international humanitarian law? / Manfred Nowak -- The International Committee of the Red Cross and human rights law / Godofredo Torreblanca -- The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission and the law of human rights / Eric David -- Human rights in the context of international criminal law : respecting them and ensuring respect for them / Damien Scalia -- Is there a need for new international humanitarian law implementation mechanisms? / Paolo Benvenuti and Giulio Bartolini -- Reparation for individual victims of armed conflict / Elke Schwager.