,LCP4807 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2025 - DUE 20 August 2025
4 ESSAYS PROVIDED
International Human Rights Law — definition,
scope, and how it differs from International
Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law
and International Refugee Law
Introduction
International human rights law (IHRL) sits at
the heart of modern international legal
efforts to protect human dignity. But it is
only one strand in a complex weave of
international legal regimes that also include
international humanitarian law (IHL),
international criminal law (ICL) and
international refugee law (IRL). A careful,
critical comparison is essential for students
and practitioners because these regimes
overlap in practice, sometimes reinforce one
another, and sometimes produce tension.
This essay defines IHRL, explains its central
features and enforcement mechanisms, and
then distinguishes it — analytically and
practically — from IHL, ICL and IRL. The aim is
both descriptive and normative: to show
, what makes each regime distinct and to
identify key points of interaction and friction.
Defining International Human Rights Law
(IHRL)
At its core, IHRL is the body of international
legal norms that obliges states to respect,
protect and fulfil the civil, political,
economic, social and cultural rights of all
persons within their jurisdiction. Its most
visible sources are treaty instruments
(notably the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the
International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)), but IHRL also
includes regional human-rights instruments
(e.g., the European Convention on Human
Rights, the African Charter, the American
Convention), customary international law,
and a wide range of "soft law" instruments
and interpretive jurisprudence (treaty-body
comments, decisions of regional courts, UN
special procedures).
Key characteristics of IHRL:
Semester 2 2025 - DUE 20 August 2025
4 ESSAYS PROVIDED
International Human Rights Law — definition,
scope, and how it differs from International
Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law
and International Refugee Law
Introduction
International human rights law (IHRL) sits at
the heart of modern international legal
efforts to protect human dignity. But it is
only one strand in a complex weave of
international legal regimes that also include
international humanitarian law (IHL),
international criminal law (ICL) and
international refugee law (IRL). A careful,
critical comparison is essential for students
and practitioners because these regimes
overlap in practice, sometimes reinforce one
another, and sometimes produce tension.
This essay defines IHRL, explains its central
features and enforcement mechanisms, and
then distinguishes it — analytically and
practically — from IHL, ICL and IRL. The aim is
both descriptive and normative: to show
, what makes each regime distinct and to
identify key points of interaction and friction.
Defining International Human Rights Law
(IHRL)
At its core, IHRL is the body of international
legal norms that obliges states to respect,
protect and fulfil the civil, political,
economic, social and cultural rights of all
persons within their jurisdiction. Its most
visible sources are treaty instruments
(notably the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the
International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)), but IHRL also
includes regional human-rights instruments
(e.g., the European Convention on Human
Rights, the African Charter, the American
Convention), customary international law,
and a wide range of "soft law" instruments
and interpretive jurisprudence (treaty-body
comments, decisions of regional courts, UN
special procedures).
Key characteristics of IHRL:
