Suchergebnisse

Disappearance as a crime under international humanitarian law and international criminal law is comprised of a three-stage act: the arrest or detention of a person by State agents or by persons acting with the latter's support or acquiescence, followed by the refusal to acknowledge the detention or give information about the fate of the detainee, as a consequence removing such a person from the protection of the law. It is a complex phenomenon affecting both the victim and his or her family. Adapted from the source document.