Fact-finding missions have been sent by the UN to a number of conflict areas over the past 50 years, on a case-by-case basis. There are legal and political parameters for fact-finding, which provide a basis …

Dec 15, 2025 · Investigative bodies mandated by the Human Rights Council have taken numerous forms since the Council was created in 2006, including fact-finding missions and commissions of inquiry. …

The Guide lists international commissions of inquiry and fact-finding missions and other investigations established by the United Nations to gather information, analyze and report on violations of …

Jul 25, 2023 · Drawing on IR theories of delegation, epistemic authority, and IO field operations as well as public international law scholarship on commissions of inquiry, this article develops an analytical …

An investigation of a dispute by an impartial third party that examines the issues and facts in the case and may issue a report and recommended settlement (for example, the Independent International …

We're going on a fact-finding mission to China to learn more about how they run the industry.

Jun 14, 2022 · The UN establishes commissions of inquiry and fact-finding missions to investigate human rights abuses across the world. These bodies are mandated by a variety of UN entities, …

act-finding mission conducts their investigation to fulfil their mandated purpose. Early on in the investigation process, a fact-finding mission must develop an ‘investigation plan’, which sets out key …

Definition A fact-finding mission is an investigation undertaken to gather information and establish the truth about a particular issue or situation.

6 days ago · PANAMA / GENEVA – The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expressed grave concern over the human rights situation in …