<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In search of international remedies for the investigation of the Tu-154M airplane crash of April 10, 2010, in Smolensk, Russia, standards of effective investigation under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights are examined. Cases of airplane crashes and terrorist attacks are analyzed. Next, investigations of major international incidents of historic significance are examined. The case of UN Secretary General D. Hammarskjold killed in 1961 airplane crash is analyzed. Also, the investigation conducted by the International Commission of Inquiry for Lebanon on the assassination of Prime Minister Hariri is examined. Based on the above, recommendations are made for the most effective international investigation of the Smolensk crash.</p></abstract>

In search of international remedies for the investigation of the Tu-154M airplane crash of April 10, 2010, in Smolensk, Russia, standards of effective investigation under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights are examined. Cases of airplane crashes and terrorist attacks are analyzed. Next, investigations of major international incidents of historic significance are examined. The case of UN Secretary General D. Hammarskjold killed in 1961 airplane crash is analyzed. Also, the investigation conducted by the International Commission of Inquiry for Lebanon on the assassination of Prime Minister Hariri is examined. Based on the above, recommendations are made for the most effective international investigation of the Smolensk crash.

Standards of Investigation Under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Investigations of Incidents of Historic Significance

Law and Administration in Post-Soviet Europe

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In search of international remedies for the investigation of the Tu-154M airplane crash of April 10, 2010, in Smolensk, Russia, standards of effective...

Standards of Investigation Under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Investigations of Incidents of Historic Significance

Publié en ligne: 24 avr. 2020

Pages: 34 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lape-2020-0004

Mots clés
air crash investigation, effective investigation, collusion, assassination, independence of judges, exhumations, autopsy, rule of law

© 2020 Maria Szonert Binienda, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Standards of Investigation Under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Investigations of Incidents of Historic Significance

Publié en ligne: 24 avr. 2020

Pages: 34 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lape-2020-0004

Mots clésair crash investigation, effective investigation, collusion, assassination, independence of judges, exhumations, autopsy, rule of law

© 2020 Maria Szonert Binienda, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
air crash investigation, effective investigation, collusion, assassination, independence of judges, exhumations, autopsy, rule of law