in other parts of the world, prompted a broader interpretation of the notion of the right to be given information about missing persons. It also led to the identification and recognition of a right to the truth by various international organs, in particular, the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights and Court of Human Rights, the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and the UN Human Rights Committee.” 6 It is not expressly contained in any written norm that is classified as a source of international law according to article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice. However, it is argued that its nature can be determined in two ways: as customary law or as a general principle of law. i. Customary law = “And yet the right to the truth has been recognized without question both by a number of international organs and by a number of courts at the international and national level, and has been enshrined as a guiding principle in numerous instruments setting up truth and reconciliation commissions, as well as in national legislation. Some legal experts have also identified the right to truth as a customary right. Clearly, there is a need to look a bit more carefully at these sources to see how they have identified such a right and what contours can be discerned.” 7 ii. General Principle of Law = “It may be argued that the right to the truth can be discerned as a principle of law deriving from sources at both the international and the national levels. In terms of the former, it may be used as a means of inferring the existence of broad rules from more specific rules by means of inductive reasoning. The jurisprudence of the human rights courts, which seem to identify a broader right to truth in their 6 Taken from: Yasmin Naqvi, “The right to the truth Red Cross, June 2006, Original Version review.icrc.org/sites/default/files/irrc_862_2.pdf 7 Taken from: Yasmin Naqvi, “The right to the truth Red Cross, June 2006, Original Version review.icrc.org/sites/default/files/irrc_862_2.pdf in international law: fact or fiction?” International Review of the No. 862, pg. 5 Available at https://internationalin international law: fact or fiction?” International Review of the No. 862, pg. 12 Available at https://international-