Abstract

DUQUE, M.A.. Rol of forensic medicine in the context of humanitarian work. Cuad. med. forense [online]. 2010, vol.16, n.1-2, pp.37-42. ISSN 1988-611X.

Today the forensic medicine has broader action fields including the humanitarian activities. The Geneva Conventions and additional protocols have clear rules about the management of dead bodies and the responsibility of many authorities or armed groups in conflict in order to identify those bodies and to deal with them in such manner that facilitate late recovery and to bring them back to their relatives. The International Committee of the Red Cross has been the pioneer organization in those tasks, also United Nations and INTERPOL, among other public and private organizations and NGOs, are applying protocols and guidelines to jobs in the humanitarian context and prevention of violations of the International Humanitarian Law. The use of forensic medicine around the world has been and will continue being an important component of humanitarian missions.

Keywords : Forensic Medicine; Humanitarian Work; Geneva Conventions; International Humanitarian Law.

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