Einde inhoudsopgave
European convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms
Article 2 Right to life
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 01-11-1998
- Redactionele toelichting
Zie voor de partijgegevens van deze wijziging het Elfde Protocol bij het Verdrag tot bescherming van de rechten van de mens en de fundamentele vrijheden, betreffende herstructurering van het bij dat Verdrag ingestelde controlemechanisme.
- Bronpublicatie:
11-05-1994, Trb. 1994, 141 (uitgifte: 01-07-1994, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
01-11-1998
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
17-04-1998, Trb. 1998, 95 (uitgifte: 01-01-1998, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Internationaal publiekrecht / Mensenrechten
1.
Everyone's right to life shall be protected by law. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction of a crime for which this penalty is provided by law.
2.
Deprivation of life shall not be regarded as inflicted in contravention of this Article when it results from the use of force which is no more than absolutely necessary:
- (a)
in defence of any person from unlawful violence;
- (b)
in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained;
- (c)
in action lawfully taken for the purpose of quelling a riot or insurrection.