Success Factors of Argentina Tracking the Missing during the Dirty War

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Authors

  • rachadaporn mornmoung Central Institute of Forensic Science

Keywords:

identification, missing Person, unidentified remains

Abstract

The purpose of the academic article was to study the success factors of Argentina in tracking the missing during the Dirty War to adapt to the Thai context including the study of factors that contributed to the success of Argentina in tracking the missing guidelines for developing success in tracking missing persons and unidentified bodies. Although the context of the disappearance problem and unidentified bodies between Argentina and Thailand are different in terms of the techniques and methodology for tracking the missing person identification of unidentified bodies in Argentina can be adapted to suit the context of Thailand.

This article presents the success factors in tracing missing persons and unidentified bodies in Argentina including the national policies, the Royal Decrees on Amnesty and Pardon, the People's Movements and Calls, and international support, and leads to suggestions for improving success in tracking the missing and unidentified bodies in Thailand as follows: Policy and Goals Datacenter integration of missing persons and unidentified bodies interagency cooperation and legal development.

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20.12.2022

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mornmoung, rachadaporn. (2022). Success Factors of Argentina Tracking the Missing during the Dirty War: -. Journal of Thai Ombudsman, 15(2), 95–122. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ombudsman/article/view/261167

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