La convergencia entre el Derecho Internacional Humanitario y el Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos en la  jurisprudencia de la corte IDH

Juan Cruz Cachaldora

doi:10.30972/rcd.418230

Authors

Juan Cruz Cachaldora Universidad Nacional de Cuyo https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0121-7167

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30972/rcd.418230

Keywords:

Armed conflicts, Ius in Bello, Inter-American Human Rights Protection System, jurisprudence analysis

Abstract

International Human Rights Law (IHRL) and International Humanitarian Law (IHL) are complementary branches of Public International Law aimed at protecting individuals. While IHL primarily applies during international or non-international armed conflicts to limit their effects, IHRL obliges states at all times. This results in the convergence and interaction of both legal frameworks during the duration of a conflict. Although the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) does not have material jurisdiction to declare violations of the Geneva Conventions or their Optional Protocols, which embody the main norms of IHL, the Court has referred to them in various rulings. This paper aims to analyze why, how, and on what legal grounds the IACHR has used IHL provisions to determine the scope of the obligations of states party to the American Convention on Human Rights with respect to their inhabitants in such contexts. To this end, the paper examines the Court’s rulings and relevant scholarly doctrine on the subject

Author Biography

Juan Cruz Cachaldora, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo

Abogado y licenciado en Ciencia Política y Administración Pública, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Maestrando en Derecho Internacional Público, Universidad Católica Argentina

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