Suchergebnisse

Evaluates fact-finding reports regarding established facts and results, and examines possible explanations for limited results of fact-finding missions; based on missions to Latvia and Estonia.

The effectiveness of fact-finding missions in international conflict resolution is evaluated in relation to conflicts of human rights & national security in Latvia & Estonia. Fact-finding is defined as an investigative procedure with the objective of producing a neutral summary of a situation. The presence of people from other parts of the former USSR in Latvia & Estonia has stimulated controversy about whether the denial of citizenship to Russians constitutes human rights violations. On-site missions completed 20+ fact-finding reports on the situation that offered thorough analyses of the conflict & possible resolutions. However, the fact-finding missions' societal worldview of the conflict was at odds with the state-centered worldview of Latvia & Estonia. It is determined that the success of the missions warrants further monitoring of their results, but their failures suggest a need to restructure how they are conducted. M. Grounds