El. knyga: Equality and Non-Discrimination in Armed Conflict: Humanitarian and Human Rights Law in Practice

Chapter 3, section 5 of the book analyses the interplay between IHL and human rights on non-discrimination. The section is particularly illuminating in part because it is fairly novel. [ ] The book also contains other pearls that I think can help practitioners rebut some of the familiar arguments we see leveraged to justify and preserve discrimination. -- Vanessa Murphy, International Review of the Red Cross Overall, the book fills an important gap in legal literature, as the notion of adverse distinction under IHL has yet to receive the attention it deserves. The book states that most of the legal writings on the issue, including those dealing with non-discrimination in armed conflict, automatically refer to the human rights law analysis on discrimination. In my opinion, this is an indication of the deep connections between human rights and IHL and evidence of their complementary nature. -- Mona Rishmawi, International Review of the Red Cross The book contributes to addressing the ever-present problem of discrimination and inequality, whether in armed conflicts or in peacetime. In this way, the text in its entirety offers illuminating insights for the legal academy. Coming from a continent that offers a rich ground for academic inquiry into the dynamics of ethnic conflicts as they relate to discrimination, I find this text to be highly insightful. -- Nelly Kamunde, International Review of the Red Cross Discrimination is both a root cause and a frequent consequence of armed conflict, and Dvaladze expertly examines the concepts and applicability of equality and non-discrimination protections in armed conflict from the lens of IHL and international human rights law. This book is a must-read for every IHL practitioner as it centralizes the protections of vulnerable populations at the heart of armed conflict! -- Christie J. Edwards, Head of Policy, Programmes and Legal, Geneva Call, Switzerland International humanitarian law (IHL) consists of plenty of distinctions. Many therefore thought that its prohibition of adverse distinction has a very different meaning than the human rights principle of non-discrimination. George Dvaladze proves to us that this is wrong and shows in detail when certain conduct in armed conflict, including in the conduct of hostilities, is actually discriminatory. -- Marco Sassņli, University of Geneva, Switzerland