Legal Document

Statement on Enforced Disappearance and Military Jurisdiction

English version
Author
UN Committee on Enforced Disappearance
Publication Year
2015
Region
Global
Thematic Area
Law & Policies
Topic
Enforced Disappearance / Criminal Justice
Access
Open access

This statement by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearance aims to provide clearer guidance to States parties in relation to its review of the measures to give effect to States parties’ obligations to implement the Convention. It focuses on military jurisdiction in the investigation and prosecution of enforced disappearances.

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