The right to life /

The right to life stands at the heart of human rights protection. Individuals cannot enjoy any of the rights guaranteed to them unless their physical existence is ensured. All human rights instrument list the right to life as the first one of their safeguards. Nonetheless, in many situations human l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tomuschat, Christian, Lagrange, Evelyne, Oeter, Stefan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, ©2010.
Temas:
Right to life > Congresses.
Humanitarian law > Congresses.
Droit à la vie > Congrès.
Droit international humanitaire > Congrès.
LAW > International.
Humanitarian law
Right to life
Human rights
Human rights violations
Wars
International law
Conferences
Overseas item
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The right to life stands at the heart of human rights protection. Individuals cannot enjoy any of the rights guaranteed to them unless their physical existence is ensured. All human rights instrument list the right to life as the first one of their safeguards. Nonetheless, in many situations human life finds itself under structural threat. Although obligated by law to protect the right to life, State authorities time and again engage in deliberate acts of killing. Fortunately, international review bodies have devised many imaginative counter-strategies. Another one of those structural threats.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 422 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789004189652
9004189653
1282952595
9781282952591

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