Enforced Disappearances in International Human Rights

"It was from Argentina, in the years 1976 to1983, that the world first heard the cries of the families of los desaparecidos, the disappeared.The scope and range of governmentally sanctioned kidnappings has spread, 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"--Provided by publisher.