The Hague Institute for Global Justice, the Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR), and the Government of Switzerland were pleased to invite you to a Panel Discussion on Evidence-Based Fact-Finding.

This public event provided a forum for professional exchange regarding the development of methodologies and approaches for surmounting common challenges that have been encountered in recent fact-finding practice. Practitioners, trainers, and policymakers engaged in investigative efforts in the domain of international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and human rights engaged in an interactive discussion about opportunities for improved fact-finding.

As a point of departure, panelists discussed the recently published HPCR Advanced Practitioner’s Handbook on Commissions of Inquiry, which represents the culmination of a multi-annual initiative undertaken by Harvard University with the support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

The panel discussion was preceded by an invitation-only expert roundtable.

This event is part of the Accountability and Civic Trust project, a three-year initiative of The Hague Institute for Global Justice’s Rule of Law program.

Relevant publications:

• HPCR Advanced Practitioner’s Handbook on Commissions of Inquiry
• From Isolation to Interoperability: The Interaction of Monitoring, Reporting, and Fact-finding Missions and International Criminal Courts and Tribunals, a joint working paper prepared by The Hague Institute for Global Justice and HPCR.

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20 May 2015

Panel Discussion on Evidence-Based Fact-Finding