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1 ; Ph.D. in Public Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Islamic Azad University Of Research Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 MA. in Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Islamic Azad University of Electronic Unit, Tehran, Iran

3 Ph.D. Student in International Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Payam Noor University, Baku Unit, Azerbaijan, Iran

Abstract

The fact-finding committee, as one of the mandated institutions of the United Nations in recent years, has played a vital role in revealing the facts related to violence, and political and military crimes. The role of this committee, like judicial officials in the general sense, is not limited to the collection of "court facts" and is also directed to the examination of "reconciliation facts" and "narrative facts". Therefore, the focus on the mentioned fields shows the role of this institution in creating global peace and security. Despite this, if the goal of the fact-finding committee is to resolve disputes and prevent them from starting again, it is necessary to pay attention to other aspects of the facts related to violence and crimes in addition to the "pathological truth". In this study, the authors have analyzed the issue by looking at the role and work of the fact-finding committee with special reference to human rights issues. Attention has also been paid to the potential capacities of this committee and the limitations and obstacles to their effective performance in establishing peace and international criminal justice.

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    1. C) Websites
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