2. Each State Party shall take the necessary measures to search
for and identify the children referred to in paragraph 1 (a) of this article
and to return them to their families of origin, in accordance with legal
procedures and applicable international agreements.
3. States Parties shall assist one another in searching for, identifying
and locating the children referred to in paragraph 1 (a) of this article.
4. Given the need to protect the best interests of the children
referred to in paragraph 1 (a) of this article and their right to preserve,
or to have re-established, their identity, including their nationality, name
and family relations as recognized by law, States Parties which recognize a
system of adoption or other form of placement of children shall have legal
procedures in place to review the adoption or placement procedure, and,
where appropriate, to annul any adoption or placement of children that
originated in an enforced disappearance.
5. In all cases, and in particular in all matters relating to this article,
the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration, and a child
who is capable of forming his or her own views shall have the right to
express those views freely, the views of the child being given due weight
in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.
Part II
Article 26
1. A Committee on Enforced Disappearances (hereinafter referred to
as “the Committee”) shall be established to carry out the functions provided
for under this Convention. The Committee shall consist of ten experts of
high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human
rights, who shall serve in their personal capacity and be independent and
impartial. The members of the Committee shall be elected by the States
Parties according to equitable geographical distribution. Due account
shall be taken of the usefulness of the participation in the work of the
Committee of persons having relevant legal experience and of balanced
gender representation.
2. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret
ballot from a list of persons nominated by States Parties from among
their nationals, at biennial meetings of the States Parties convened by
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