Editing Enforced disappearance (section)

== International criminal law ==
{{see|Rome Statute|crimes against humanity}}
According to the Rome Statute establishing the [[International Criminal Court]], enforced disappearances constitute a crime against humanity when committed as a part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population with the knowledge of the attack. The Rome Statute defines enforced disappearances differently than international human rights law:
{{quote|[T]he 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, to remove them from the protection of the law for a prolonged period of time|(Article 7.2(i))<ref>{{cite web |title=Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court |url=https://iccforum.com/rome-statute |website=International Criminal Court Forum |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>}}