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- The Right to Life under International Law
- The Right to Life under International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- An Historical Introduction to the Right to Life
- Part I Overview of the Right to Life under International Law
- 1 The Status of the Right to Life
- 2 The Content of the Right to Life
- 3 Jurisdiction and the Right to Life
- 4 The Relationship between the Right to Life and Other Human Rights
- Part II Major Themes
- Part III The Protection of At-Risk Groups and Individuals
- Part IV Accountability
- Part V Human Rights Machinery Protecting the Right to Life
- Part VI Outlook
- Index
2 - The Content of the Right to Life
from Part I - Overview of the Right to Life under International Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 September 2021
- The Right to Life under International Law
- The Right to Life under International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- An Historical Introduction to the Right to Life
- Part I Overview of the Right to Life under International Law
- 1 The Status of the Right to Life
- 2 The Content of the Right to Life
- 3 Jurisdiction and the Right to Life
- 4 The Relationship between the Right to Life and Other Human Rights
- Part II Major Themes
- Part III The Protection of At-Risk Groups and Individuals
- Part IV Accountability
- Part V Human Rights Machinery Protecting the Right to Life
- Part VI Outlook
- Index
Summary
This chapter describes the substantive and procedural components of the right to life under international law. It discusses the nature of arbitrary deprivation of life, as well as the duty to investigate all suspicious death, which is integral to the right to life, at the least when read in conjunction with the duty to protect life.
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- The Right to Life under International LawAn Interpretative Manual, pp. 21 - 64Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021