Originally Posted by
lomapaseo
Can you remind us if they do use the word "exclude" or is a slight weaker meaning that it does not "include"? which leaves it up to the investigator to choose what applies to their work?
I think you misunderstand. The scope of Annex 13 explicitly excludes deaths and injuries caused by a third party. It follows that the document is (by definition) silent on the procedures to be followed in an event where such exclusions apply.
But there is, of course, no reason why a (non-Annex 13) investigation should not follow similar SARPS to those in Annex 13, even though it has no force. Same as, for example, the investigations into PA103 and MH17, where the AIBs of the countries involved played a major part in parallel with the respective criminal investigations.