Law furthermore to criminalised (Kidnapping) by any means, and the penalty can reach imprisonment for (fifteen years) in the case of whether the kidnaping occurred by a civil servant during or because of the performance of his or her job. 2.6   In view of the grave importance of the crime of enforced disappearance, as it involves direct violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the International Human Rights Law has dedicated a binding international legal instrument to deal with all matters related to this crime. This is represented in the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 61/177 of 20 December 2006. The International Convention is divided into three main parts: The first part deals with the substantive provisions of this crime by stating its concept and the obligations of the state parties arising therefrom. The second part of the International Convention addresses the establishment of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances and issues related to its work, while the latter part deals with the statement of the procedural requirements related to the signature, ratification and accession to it, and the relationship between it and the provisions of international humanitarian law. 2.7 Article 2 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance defines enforced disappearance as: “Enforced disappearance” is considered to be the arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorization, support or acquiescence of the State, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or by concealment of the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person, which place such a person outside the protection of the law”. 17