The roles and functions of atrocity-related United Nations commissions of inquiry in the international legal order : : navigating between principle and pragmatism / / by Catherine E.M. Harwood.

• Superior document: Leiden studies on the frontiers of international law ; Volume 6.
• VerfasserIn: Harwood, Catherine, 1985-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill Nijhoff,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Leiden studies on the frontiers of international law ; v. 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, 2018) issued under title: Navigating between principle and pragmatism : the roles and functions of atrocity-related United Nations commissions of inquiry in the international legal order.

In The Roles and Functions of Atrocity-Related United Nations Commissions of Inquiry in the International Legal Order, Catherine Harwood explores the turn to international law in atrocity-related United Nations commissions of inquiry and their navigation of considerations of principle (the legal) an...

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Andrew Clapham Acknowledgements
• List of Abbreviations
• Introduction
•  1 The Phenonemon of Atrocity-Related Inquiry
•  2 Delineation of UN Atrocity-Related Inquiry
•   2.1  / International Commissions of Inquiry
•   2.2  / Established by the United Nations
•   2.3  / Focus on Situations of Atrocities
•  3 Structure of the Book
•  4 Some Words on Methodology
• 1 Charting the Rise of UN Atrocity-Related Inquiry
• Introduction
•  1 Interstate Atrocity-Related Inquiries
•   1.1  / 1919 Commission
•   1.2  / Inter-Allied Commissions of Inquiry
•   1.3  / United Nations War Crimes Commission
•  2 ‘Geneva’ International Humanitarian Law Inquiry
•  3 Atrocity-Related Inquiries by International Organisations Other than the UN
•   3.1  / League of Nations
•   3.2  / Regional Organisations
•  4 UN Atrocity-Related Inquiries
•   4.1  / Sparse Atrocity-Related Inquiry Practice: 1945–1991
•   4.2  / Proliferation of UN Atrocity-Related Inquiries: 1992 and Beyond
•  Conclusions
• 2 Establishing the Mandate: Mandating Authorities as Architects of Atrocity-Related Inquiries
•  Introduction
•  1 Dynamics of Establishment
•   1.1  / Institutional Framework Relevant to UN Atrocity-Related Inquiries
•   1.2  / State Consent and Cooperation
•   1.3  / Selection of Situations
•   1.4  / New York/Geneva Dynamics
•  2 Legal Dimensions of Written Mandates
•   2.1  / Investigative Focus and Recommendations
•   2.2  / Legal Lenses of Analysis
•   2.3  / Challenges to Legal Lenses of hrc-Led Inquiries
•  3 Impartiality of Written Mandates
•   3.1  / Geographic Parameters
•   3.2  / Temporal Scope
•   3.3  / Actors under Scrutiny
•   3.4  / Prejudgment of Findings
•  4 Appointment and Composition of Commissions
•   4.1  / Appointment Processes
•   4.2  / Commissioner Independence and Impartiality
•   4.3  / Commissioner Expertise
•  5 Decisions on Operational Aspects
•   5.1  / Scope of Discretion Accorded to Commissions
•   5.2  / Provision of Resources and Time Limits
•  6 Principle and Pragmatism in Mandating Authorities’ Choices
•   6.1  / Turn to International Law
•   6.2  / Inquiry to Condemn Atrocities
•   6.3  / Inquiry as Building and Releasing Pressure
•  Conclusions
• 3 Mandate Interpretation and Implementation: Commissions as Engineers of Their Roles and Functions
•  Introduction
•  1 Interpretation of the Mandate
•   1.1  / Geographic Parameters
•   1.2  / Temporal Scope
•   1.3  / Actors under Scrutiny
•   1.4  / Prejudgment of Findings
•  2 Principles Guiding Mandate Implementation
•   2.1  / Impartiality
•   2.2  / Centrality of Victims
•   2.3  / Accountability
•  3 Practical Challenges Informing Mandate Implementation
•   3.1  / Resource and Time Limitations
•   3.2  / Security Concerns
•   3.3  / Lack of Territorial Access
•   3.4  / States’ Refusals to Provide Information
•  4 Fostering Quality in Methods of Work
•   4.1  / Judicial .