(a) That the communications are inadmissible; (b) That this decision shall be communicated to the authors and, for information, to the State party. Communications Nos. 343, 344 and 345/1988 Submitted by: R.A.V.N. et al. (names deleted) on 22 November 1988 Alleged victim: Relatives of the authors State party : Argentina Declared inadmissible: 26 March 1990 (thirty-eighth session)* Subject matter: Application of "Due Obedience Law" to legal proceedings in disappearance cases Procedural issues: Inadmissibility ratione temporis Substantive issues: Articles of the Covenant: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 14 and 24 Article of the Optional Protocol: 2 A. DECISION TO DEAL JOINTLY WITH TWO COMMUNICATIONS The Human Rights Committee, Considering that communications Nos. 343, 344 and 345/1988 refer to closely related events said to have taken place in Argentina in 1976 and to the enactment of certain legislation in June 1987, Considering further that the three communications can appropriately be dealt with together, 20