Statute · United States Code

42 U.S.C. § 1716 — Presumption of death or detention

42 U.S.C. § 1716

Type
Statute
Source
United States Code
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2025-01-06
Topic
international-arbitration

A determination that an individual is dead or a determination that he has been detained by a hostile force or person may be made on the basis of evidence that he has disappeared under circumstances such as to make such death or detention appear probable.

Citator

42 U.S.C. § 1716 — Presumption of death or detention is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

A determination that an individual is dead or a determination that he has been detained by a hostile force or person may be made on the basis of evidence that he has disappeared under circumstances such as to make such death or detention appear probable.