![]() ![]() ![]() This state of affairs was plain to see at an expert workshop held by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in 2014, with a range of experts including many senior government and military lawyers, as well as NGO and UN experts. ![]() Any detail beyond the general and inferred duty to investigate is, however, sorely lacking. The requirements to “repress” and “supress” that exist in the context of other violations can also be read as necessitating investigations into alleged violations. Under IHL treaty law, the duty to penalize grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions undoubtedly creates an obligation to conduct investigations into this particular category of violations. The new “Guidelines on Investigating Violations of International Humanitarian Law: Law, Policy and Good Practice,” launched online today, seek to rectify this situation. And yet, despite the unquestionable importance of investigations, there is no detailed and agreed international standard for States to look toward, and no obvious source against which one can measure existing processes. Investigations into alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) are a necessary and vital component for compliance, accountability, and redress. By Noam Lubell, Jelena Pejic and Claire Simmons ![]()
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