UN Fact-Finding Inquiry Commissions established for assassination of prominent individuals are unique fact-finding commissions not only because of their international nature but also because they are investigating a crime that could be prosecuted. These commissions resemble domestic inquiry commissions but do not have the same investigative powers as domestic commissions. The role of fact-finding commissions is limited to an investigation of facts; they do not adjudicate issues and determine civil or criminal liability. The commissions investigating assassinations do not replace criminal investigations that would be conducted prior to prosecution to the crime. Such commissions must be cognizant of the impact of the procedures they use to obtain information on the admissibility of evidence at the criminal trial. The increase in the creation of fact-finding inquiry commissions is part of the efforts to end impunity.

UN Fact-Finding Inquiry Commissions established for assassination of prominent individuals are unique fact-finding commissions not only because of their international nature but also because they are investigating a crime that could be prosecuted. These commissions resemble domestic inquiry commissions but do not have the same investigative powers as domestic commissions. The role of fact-finding commissions is limited to an investigation of facts; they do not adjudicate issues and determine civil or criminal liability. The commissions investigating assassinations do not replace criminal investigations that would be conducted prior to prosecution to the crime. Such commissions must be cognizant of the impact of the procedures they use to obtain information on the admissibility of evidence at the criminal trial. The increase in the creation of fact-finding inquiry commissions is part of the efforts to end impunity.

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Th. doct.--Droit public--Lille 2, 2003. / En appendice, choix de documents. Bibliogr. p. 651-708. Index.

Truth and reconciliation commissions vary across geo-political context, depending on the social, economic, and political landscapes. In this thesis I compare how the truth and reconciliation commissions in Canada and South Africa vary in their approach to gender. If truth and reconciliation commissions (TRC) are venues to address past injustices, then the different gendered experiences of injustice need to be centred in the work of commissions. Yet, as I argue, the Canadian TRC has only minimally incorporated gender differences into its work, and while the South African TRC made women’s experiences more central, it too did not fully address the impact of gendered forms of domination. / Graduate / 0615 / 0453 / kereid@uvic.ca

Truth and reconciliation commissions vary across geo-political context, depending on the social, economic, and political landscapes. In this thesis I compare how the truth and reconciliation commissions in Canada and South Africa vary in their approach to gender. If truth and reconciliation commissions (TRC) are venues to address past injustices, then the different gendered experiences of injustice need to be centred in the work of commissions. Yet, as I argue, the Canadian TRC has only minimally incorporated gender differences into its work, and while the South African TRC made women’s experiences more central, it too did not fully address the impact of gendered forms of domination. / Graduate / 0615 / 0453 / kereid@uvic.ca

Thèse--Droit--Paris V, 1979. / En appendice, choix de documents. Bibliogr. p. 475-480. Index.

Thesis (M.A.)--George Mason University, 2009. / Vita: p. 108. Thesis director: John Barclay Burns. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Nov. 11, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-107). Also issued in print.

Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-143).

Thesis (B.A.)--Haverford College, Dept. of Political Science, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references.