In 998, 42 states signed the Washington Declaration, which calls for " just and equitable solutions" and identifies the need to create " domestic procedures to implement these guidelines" . Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom have established such procedures. This study makes a comprehensive comparison of the five procedures from a functional comparative law perspective and develops 3 concrete components of an ideal procedure from their subsequent contextualisation and evaluation in light of the Washington Principles. These are to be understood as a contribution to public discourse, but also as an offer to practice for the creation of new commissions or the consolidation of those already in existence.
