Extraordinary rendition and enforced disappearance in the light of criminal law and international human rights law

Abstract

After the September 11 attacks, the government of the United States of America undertook the fight against terrorism, using its own methods and, with the collaboration of various nations, especially in Europe, carried out a program of extraordinary renditions of suspects who were secretly deprived of their freedom, disappeared, tortured and detained in prisons and facilities, such as the Guantanamo base, without any court order whatsoever. The article examines these events in the light of international human rights law.