3. 4. 2 The Protocol outlines States’ legal obligations and common standards and guidelines relating to the investigation of potentially unlawful death (Section II). It sets out the duty of any individual involved in an investigation to observe the highest standards of professional ethics (Section III). It provides guidance and describes good practices applicable to those involved in the investigative process, including police and other investigators, medical and legal professionals and members of fact-finding mechanisms and procedures (Section IV). While the Protocol is neither a comprehensive manual of all aspects of investigations, nor a step-by-step handbook for practitioners, it does contain detailed guidelines on key aspects of the investigation (Section V). A glossary is included (Section VI). Annexes (Section VII) contain anatomical sketches and forms for use during autopsies. States should take all appropriate steps to incorporate Protocol standards into their domestic legal systems and to promote its use by relevant departments and personnel, including, but not limited to, prosecutors, defence lawyers, judges, law enforcement, prison and military personnel, and forensic and health professionals. 5. The Protocol is also relevant to cases where the United Nations, armed non-State groups exercising State or quasi-State authority,5 or business entities6 have a responsibility to respect the right to life and to remedy any abuses they cause or to which they contribute.7 The Protocol can also guide the monitoring of investigations by the UN, regional organizations and institutions, civil society and victims’ families, and can aid teaching and training on death investigations. 6. States Parties to relevant treaties may have specific obligations that go beyond the guidance set out in the present Protocol. Although some States may not yet be in a position to follow all of the guidance set out within it, nothing in the Protocol should be interpreted in such a way as to relieve or excuse any State from full compliance with its obligations under international human rights law. 5 With respect to armed groups, see Report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, UN doc. A/HRC/12/48, 25 September 2009, para. 1836. 6 OHCHR, Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, UN doc. HR/PUB/11/04 (2011). 7 2005 UN Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law (hereafter, UN Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to Remedy and Reparation). The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death (2016)