International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission: Its Potential

(1999) 5 Australian Journal of Human Rights 101

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper

9 Pages Posted: 17 Mar 2014

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Kenneth J. Keith

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law

Date Written: 1999

Abstract

This article considers the development and operation of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission. Although the Geneva Conventions provide in a general way for the possibility of an inquiry into alleged breaches of the Conventions, they provide no body or mechanisms for doing so. The Commission was therefore intended to provide a permanent body available for that purpose. In this text, the author outlines the establishment of the Commission, its operation, processes, membership and jurisdiction. The author notes that one of the Commission's strengths is its emphasis on the consent of the parties, and the flexibility this brings. However, its ability to function is stifled by the lack of political will to use the Commission in particular cases and, consequently, its full potential is yet to be reached. Abstract by Juliet Bull.

Keywords: International law, humanitarian law, Geneva Convention, fact finding commission

JEL Classification: K30, K33

Suggested Citation

Keith, Kenneth J., International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission: Its Potential (1999). (1999) 5 Australian Journal of Human Rights 101, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2404181

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