The Agreement Government - FARC on search, identification and dignified return of the remains of missing persons. Political and legal analysis
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2015-07-01
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UNIV ANTIOQUIA, FAC DERECHO & CIENCIAS POLITICAS
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This study examines the first agreement reached between the Colombia's Government and FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, in English) on search, identification and dignified return of the missing persons' remainsin the context of the armed conflict lived in this country. The analysis includes the moral, political and legal basis of this agreement, as well as its content and scope in light of the fundamental rules incorporated by international humanitarian law that mandates all parties involved in internal armed conflicts to seek and identify victims, and provide them with a decorous destination to their remains, while informing families about the fate and whereabouts of their loved ones.
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peace talks, missing personas, international humanitarian law, right to the truth, dignified return of remains, special agreements