Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 2i
Paragraph
Paragraph text
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1: (i) "Enforced disappearance of persons" means the arrest, detention or abduction of persons by, or with the authorization, support or acquiescence of, a State or a political organization, followed by a refusal to acknowledge that deprivation of freedom or to give information on the fate or whereabouts of those persons, with the intention of removing them from the protection of the law for a prolonged period of time.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Violence
Person(s) affected
All
Year
1998
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998), Article 7, 2i.