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International Fact-Finding Commission — Election of new members

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

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Extract

In order to guarantee the protection of victims of armed conflict, Article 90 of Protocol I additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions provides for the establishment of an International Fact-Finding Commission, which was officially constituted in 1991. The Commission is a permanent body and an important mechanism in ensuring implementation of and respect for international humanitarian law in times of armed conflict.

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Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols
Information
International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 37 , Issue 317 , April 1997 , pp. 219 - 220
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1997

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1 At 28 February 1997, 49 States had recognized the Commission's competence.