ENQUIRY (FACT-FINDING PROCEDURE) IN THE SYSTEM OF PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

Year: 
2018

Article:

Issue: 
1

Author(s): 
Kudinov Aleksey
Abstract: 

The article covers the history, modern state and prospects of enquiry as a means of peaceful settlement of international disputes. The author outlines the place that the fact-finding procedure occupies in the system of peaceful settlement of disputes, systematizes and analyzes bilateral and multilateral treaties governing the organization and activity of international fact-finding commissions, and also reveals the factors that cause the rare practical application of enquiry for the settlement of disputes between states.

Key words: 

fact-finding, enquiry, investigation, inquiry, fact-finding missions, settlement of international disputes

Text of the article: 
English