TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ramcharan,Bertrand G.
TI  - International Law and Fact-Finding in the Field of Human Rights: Revised and Edited Reprint
T2  - Nijhoff Classics in International Law Series
SN  - 9789004276888
AV  - KZ1266 .I58 2014 
U1  - 341.4/8 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Boston
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- International Law and Fact-Finding in the Field of Human Rights: Revised and Edited Reprint -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Foreword to the Original Edition -- Introduction to the Original Edition -- 1 Substantive Law Applicable -- 2 Procedural Law -- 3 Evidence -- 4 The Competence and Functions of Fact-Finding Bodies -- 5 Hearings -- 6 Legal Representation -- 7 Visits on the Spot -- A The Experience of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights -- B The Experience of the European Commission of Human Rights -- C The Experience of the ILO -- D The Experience of the United Nations -- 8 The Reports of Fact-Finding Bodies -- 9 Fact-Finding by Nongovernmental Organizations -- Annex I: Model Rules of Procedure for United Nations Bodies Dealing with Violations of Human Rights -- Annex II: Draft Model Rules of Procedure Suggested by the Secretary- General of the UN for Ad hoc Bodies of the United Nations Entrusted with Studies of Particular Situations Alleged to Reveal a Consistent Pattern of Violations of Human Rights -- Annex III: Economic and Social Council Resolution 1870 (LVI): Model Rules of Procedure for United Nations Bodies Dealing with Violations of Human Rights -- Annex IV: Belgrade Minimal Rules of Procedure for International Human Rights Fact-Finding Missions -- Annex V: UN General Assembly Resolution 35/176 -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - At the time of its original publication in 1982, this ground-breaking volume sought to identify fundamental norms and standards which could help to guarantee the quality and integrity of fact-finding reports. A lot has happened in human rights fact-finding since then. There are numerous human rights fact-finding rapporteurs within the United Nations system and within regional organizations; there are many international commissions of inquiry; international criminal tribunals have helped clarify various areas of the law; NGOs are extremely active in the field. Despite, or perhaps because of these developments, controversies over fact-finding reports are very common. A source of reference to help fact-finders strengthen their work is sorely needed, and this volume remains of inestimable value in that regard. The guidance it provides has stood the test of time and is as valuable today as it was when it was first advanced, arguably it is more valuable today when the need for objective standards of human rights fact-finding has become of urgent importance in a world in which the political ground is shifting visibly. The current volume is a re-issued version of the original text, with new introductory materials
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