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Tras los ataques del 11 de setiembre de 2001 el gobierno estadounidense dio inicio a lo que sus propios agentes han calificado como la "guerra contra el terrorismo". En este contexto se enmarca la práctica conocida como entregas extraordinarias, dirigida al traslado ilícito de personas y su subsiguiente tortura o juzgamiento. Lejos de negar su realización, el ex presidente Bush consideró que este método era necesario para hacer frente al terrorismo. Marcando distancia respecto de su predecesor, a los pocos días de asumir la presidencia, Barack Obama, emitió dos órdenes ejecutivas que suponen un cambio importante en la política antiterrorista americana. No obstante, no ha abordado directamente el asunto de las abducciones ilegales. En tal sentido, el presente artículo analiza las respuestas que otorga el Derecho internacional frente a esta práctica y los retos que representa para la nueva administración. ; After 9/11 the American administration began the so-called "war against terrorism". The practice known as "extraordinary renditions" places itself within this context and implies the illegal removal of persons, and their subjection to torture and judgment Far from denying their execution, former President Bush considered this method as a necessary tool against terrorism. In contrast, shortly after he assumed the presidency, Barack Obama signed two executive orders that constitute an important change in the antiterrorist policy. However, he still has not dealt directly with the issue of the illegal abductions. In that sense, the present article analyzes the answers that International Law offers in order to face "extraordinary renditions" and the challenges that these practices represent for the new administration. ; Publicado

The purpose of this paper is to analyze recent developments in the protection of human rights of undocumented migrants and identify unresolved controversial issues in this field. In the current international situation, undocumented migrants continue clearly to face problems concerning their status and their rights, in particular, those who have entered the territory of the State illegally (illegal entrants) or have stayed illegally even if they initially entered legally (migrants who have stayed longer than the law or their permits allow). At the UN level, the tendency in the last twenty years has been towards a gradual development of a more precise framework regarding in particular the situation of migrant workers. Furthermore, regional bodies and regional human rights law provide general standards applicable to specific cases. In particular, the European system of human rights and the inter-American system of human rights offer mechanisms to assess the respect of the commitments by States under international human rights law. It should be pointed out that European Union has been also developing a practice to handle the situation of undocumented migrants. Thus, this paper deals with the protection of human rights of undocumented migrants in two different contexts: Europe and America, analyzing different systems: on the one hand the European Convention on Human Rights System and the European Union, and, on the other and Inter-American System. The progress in the practice of these regional systems in relation to the protection of undocumented migrant is described and the points of convergence between systems as well as controversial are highlighted.