Lithuanian representative wins a second term on the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission
On 8 December in the Swiss capital Bern, the Professor at Mykolas Romeris University Justinas Žilinskas won a second term on the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission for a period of five years (2017-2022). He has collected 48 out of 68 possible votes.
The expert in humanitarian law Žilinskas was elected to the Commission for the first time in 2011.
As the Geneva Conventions of 1949 were supplemented by the Additional Protocols of 1977, they set out principles and rules, binding on the parties to armed conflicts, designed to protect the victims of those conflicts. The First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions provided for the establishment of an International Fact-Finding Commission. Its main purpose is to investigate allegations of grave breaches and serious violations of international humanitarian law. Moreover, the Commission issues recommendation reports to interested parties. Currently, 76 countries have recognized its activities.
A total of 23 candidates competed for 15 seats. Experts from Algeria, Argentina, Chile, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Poland, Qatar, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom were elected to the Commission.
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