International recommendation

Criminal responsibility

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
Relevant CED article:
Art. 6 –
Source:
CED/C/NOR/CO/1, para. 24

Recommended measures (2)

Measure
Measure type:
Laws and regulations

The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that criminal legislation holds responsible any superior who “exercised effective responsibility for and control over activities which were concerned with the crime of enforced disappearance”.

Measure
Measure type:
Laws and regulations

The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that criminal legislation explicitly prohibits the invocation of the orders or instructions of a superior to justify an offence of enforced disappearance.