The Humanitarian Law and the Violations of Human Rights in Armed Conflicts

Abstract

The humanitarian law is also called the law applied in armed conflicts. The human rights are violated during armed conflicts. For this reason, it is necessary the intervention and the respect of human rights during armed conflicts. The human rights became part of humanitarian law during the Tehran Conference in 1968. They influence the humanitarian right to ensure the protection of civilians during armed conflicts. On the other hand, they interact to bring before international penal courts, the perpetrators and promoters of these violations of fundamental human rights.