The Right to Life in International Law

accordance action acts adopted amendment American application arbitrary armed Article Assembly authorities basic capital punishment Charter Civil and Political Commission Commission on Human Committee concept concerned considered constitutes Convention Council countries Court Covenant crimes death penalty deprivation draft duty economic effective emergency ensure established European Convention example executions existence fact force freedoms fundamental genocide governments groups Human Rights important imposed individual International Covenant international law jus cogens killings law enforcement limitations living means measures military nature necessary norms obligation officials organizations paragraph particular parties peace person police political Political Rights possible practice present principles problem protection Protocol provisions punishment question recognized reference regard Report requirements resolution respect responsibility result rules sentence serious session situation social standards supra torture treaty United Nations various violations