Enforced disappearances in international human rights / María Fernanda Pérez Solla ; foreword by Manfred Nowak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pérez Solla, María Fernanda, 1973- author.

Nowak, Manfred, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disappeared persons (International law).

Disappeared persons--Legal status, laws, etc.

Disappeared persons.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 made to vanish forever by official sleight of hand. In the years since, the scope and range of governmentally sanctioned kidnappings has spread exponentially, making enforced disappearances a truly global problem. This volume provides an in-depth legal investigation of involuntary disappearances as defined by national and international law. Beginning with a detailed discussion of what constitutes an enforced disappearance, it goes on to

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword by Manfred Nowak; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1. The Notion of Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances; 2. The Rights Violated; 3. The Right to Life; 4. The Right to Liberty and Security of the Person; 5. The Right to Humane Treatment; 6. The Right to Recognition as a Person before the Law; 7. The Right to Know the Truth; 8. Specific Questions Related to Children's Rights; 9. The Right to a Remedy (I): Access to Justice; 10. The Right to a Remedy (II): Reparation to Victims of Enforced Disappearances

11. The Right to a Remedy (III): Access to Factual Information Concerning the Violations12. Conclusions: The Need for a Comprehensive and Coherent Framework of Prevention and Protection in Cases of Enforced Disappearances; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1025-8