RT Journal Article
T1 Difficulties in Kinship Analysis for Victims’ Identification in Armed Conflicts
A1 Manera Scliar, Gabriel
A1 Hernández, Santiago
A1 Martín López, Miguel
A1 Lopes Gomes, Claudia Filipa
AB Regarding human identification in armed conflicts, various complications can be observed. Usually, such difficulties can be social-related, which can include the lack of access to the relative’s genetic material, or the unwillingness of administrative and judicial authorities to participate in the process of identification. In the case of genetics, the analysis allows identifying the individual from a blood sample, a part of an organ, or from skeletal remains, which is why it is considered a much more extensive and effective method when compared with fingerprint techniques or odontology. However, several factors can prevent this identification, such as considerably degraded genetic material. For successful identification, it is mandatory to have access to antemortem biological samples unequivocally attributed to the individual in question, using recombinant nuclear markers, as well as using biological samples from close relatives, whether parents or sons. Nevertheless, the problems associated with armed conflicts make this type of study very difficult. In this article, we focus on the main difficulties encountered when identifying an individual victim of an armed conflict, as well as on the possibilities that exist and on viable measures that could be required to improve the identification of these victims.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-03-29
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104904
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104904
LA eng
NO Manera-Scliar G, Hernández S, Martín-López M, Gomes C. Difficulties in Kinship Analysis for Victims’ Identification in Armed Conflicts. Genealogy 2023;7:31. https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy7020031.
NO 2023 Descuento MDPI
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 abr 2025