Enforced disappearance is one of the most serious human rights violations. It constitutes an autonomous offence and a crime under international law on account o

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Lucerne, 2010.

It was from Argentina, in the years 1976 to 1983, that the world heard the cries of the families of los desaparecidos, the disappeared--20,000 to 30,000 people

Enforced disappearance is one of the most serious human rights violations. It constitutes an autonomous offence and a crime under international law on account o

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