Book contents
- 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
- 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
- 40 Customary Rules Pertaining to the Right to Life
- 41 The Future of the Right to Life
- Index
41 - The Future of the Right to Life
from Part VI - Outlook
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
- 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
- 40 Customary Rules Pertaining to the Right to Life
- 41 The Future of the Right to Life
- Index
Summary
The right to life is at the heart of the protection of all human rights. Its respect and protection are required by manifold treaties and by customary international law. Further, given its inclusion in the Constitution of 157 States, the right to life exists also as a general principle of law that suffuses the law of nations. The final chapter of the work suggests some of the main progress in understanding the right to life and some of the main challenges that will face us in the future.
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- The Right to Life under International LawAn Interpretative Manual, pp. 739 - 741Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021