IV.  APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW BY THE UNITED NATIONS the occupying Power vis-à-vis the population of the occupied territory. There are also instances where domestic courts have referred to the outputs of treaty bodies, including general comments and concluding observations. The following examples illustrate how treaty bodies and special procedures deal with the complementarity of rules and principles of international human rights law and international humanitarian law. 1.  Treaty bodies The Human Rights Committee, in its general comments Nos. 29 (2001) and 31 (2004), dealt with the applicability of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in armed conflict and recalled that the Covenant’s human rights obligations apply in situations of armed conflict to which the rules of international humanitarian law are also applicable (see chap. II, sect. D). The Human Rights Committee also recalled in its concluding observations on a report of Israel that “the applicability of the regime of international humanitarian law during an armed conflict does not preclude the application of the Covenant” and that “the provisions of the Covenant apply to the benefit of the population of the Occupied Territories, for all conduct by the State party’s authorities or agents in those territories that affect the enjoyment of rights enshrined in the Covenant and fall within the ambit of State responsibility of Israel under the principles of public international law.”163 The Human Rights Committee also indicated in its concluding observations on a report submitted by the United States of America that “the State party should in particular […] acknowledge the applicability of the Covenant with respect to individuals under its jurisdiction but outside its territory, as well as its applicability in time of war”. It also considered that the State concerned should “grant the International Committee of the Red Cross prompt access to any person detained in connection with an armed conflict. The State party should also ensure that detainees, regardless   CCPR/CO/78/ISR, para. 11. 163 107