The fields of inquiry of human rights and conflict resolution are developing rapidly and poised to encounter further expansion in the near future.

The rela­tion between human rights and conflict resolution has been mutually benefi­cial, and the exploration of the opportunities and tensions between the two fields are the focus of this chapter.

After a description of the historical evolution of human rights doctrines, we introduce the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the product of conflict resolution. This leads to a discussion of the need for com­plementarities between the two fields. While differences in approach and method­ologies of these two fields are at times evident, especially around the need for identifying the best intervention strategies in violent deadly conflicts, the possi­bility of effectively creating synergies between conflict resolution and human rights is the preferred option, especially in the area of genocide prevention.

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