inspectors: their rights and duties

The chapter discusses rights and duties of inspectors, that is to say those in charge of undertaking international inspections. The inspection function can be conducted by entities having a different status under international law and being entitled to rights and duties of different scope and nature. Discussing inspectors’ rights and duties is thus not a straightforward task, especially if one takes note of the highly fragmented regimes of inspections in the international realm. This notwithstanding, the chapter shows that there seems to be sufficient room for a cross-cutting assessment of certain rights and duties pertaining to the status and requirements of international inspectors. Reference is made to those “core” rights and duties which result in privileges, immunities, as well as in standards of “integrity”, including impartiality and other standards of professionalism and diligence.