Enforced Disappearance in Argentina: a Human Rights Approach on the Case of Luciano Arruga

Abstract

This article seeks to present a general overview of the provisions of international human rights law that are relevant to better understanding the case of Luciano Arruga´s enforced disappearance in Argentina. First, this article describes a summary of the emergence of the term “enforced disappearance”, the context of Argentina in relation to such a crime, and the factual and judicial process of the Luciano Arruga case. It also analyzes United Nations (UN) jurisprudence in order to study the causes and consequences that could have led to Luciano Arruga’s enforced disappearance. In addition, this article focuses particularly on the elements of enforced disappearances, children´s rights, and economic, social, and cultural rights, to better understand Luciano Arruga’s case. In order to achieve the mentioned objectives, this article studies relevant academic literature, newspaper articles, Non–governmental Organization (NGO) reports, and the UN reports. The argument put forward is that the case of Luciano Arruga is a contemporary form of enforced disappearance.