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Over the last 20 yr, a new and growing field for the application of forensic sciences has emerged in support of investigations of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.
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Tidball-Binz, M. (2006). Forensic Investigations Into the Missing. In: Schmitt, A., Cunha, E., Pinheiro, J. (eds) Forensic Anthropology and Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-099-7_16
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