General Comment No. 36 on the right to life
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UN Human Rights Committee document
authoritative interpretation
general comment
interpretative instrument
General Comment No. 36 on the right to life is an authoritative interpretation by the UN Human Rights Committee that elaborates states’ obligations under Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, including on issues such as arbitrary deprivation of life, the death penalty, and state duties to protect life.
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| instanceOf |
UN Human Rights Committee document
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authoritative interpretation ⓘ general comment ⓘ interpretative instrument ⓘ |
| addresses |
arbitrary deprivation of life
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death penalty ⓘ enforced disappearances ⓘ environmental degradation and climate change as threats to the right to life ⓘ extrajudicial executions ⓘ fair trial guarantees in death penalty cases ⓘ non-refoulement in situations of risk to life ⓘ nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction in relation to the right to life ⓘ obligation to progressively restrict and move towards abolition of the death penalty ⓘ obligations regarding the death penalty for the most serious crimes only ⓘ obligations to investigate deprivations of life ⓘ obligations to provide effective remedies for violations of the right to life ⓘ prohibition of death penalty for persons under 18 years of age ⓘ prohibition of death penalty for pregnant women ⓘ protection of life in situations of armed conflict ⓘ right to life of children ⓘ right to life of persons deprived of liberty ⓘ right to life of persons with disabilities ⓘ right to life of pregnant women ⓘ use of lethal force by law enforcement ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Human Rights Committee (HRC) of the United Nations
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UN Human Rights Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2018-10-30 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ |
| clarifies |
scope of the right to life under Article 6 ICCPR
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states’ obligations to fulfil the right to life ⓘ states’ obligations to protect the right to life ⓘ states’ obligations to respect the right to life ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
the right to life as a prerequisite for the enjoyment of all other human rights
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the right to life as the supreme right from which no derogation is permitted ⓘ |
| fullName | General Comment No. 36 on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on the right to life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for publication NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalNature | authoritative but non-binding interpretation ⓘ |
| replaces |
General Comment No. 14 on the right to life
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General Comment No. 6 on the right to life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
accountability for violations of the right to life
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effective legislative and other measures to protect life ⓘ independent, impartial and effective investigations into potentially unlawful deaths ⓘ preventive measures against foreseeable threats to life ⓘ |
| shortName | General Comment No. 36 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | right to life ⓘ |
| treatyInterpreted | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNDocumentSymbol | CCPR/C/GC/36 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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