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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Article 2 - Right to life

Article 2 - Right to life

1. Everyone has the right to life
2. No one shall be condemned to the death penalty, or executed.

    • Text:

      1. Paragraph 1 of this Article is based on the first sentence of Article 2(1) of the ECHR, which reads as follows:
      "1. Everyone's right to life shall be protected by law?"

      2. The second sentence of the provision, which referred to the death penalty, was superseded by the entry into force of Article 1 of Protocol No 6 to the ECHR, which reads as follows:
      "The death penalty shall be abolished. No-one shall be condemned to such penalty or executed." Article 2(2) of the Charter is based on that provision.

      3. The provisions of Article 2 of the Charter correspond to those of the above Articles of the ECHR and its Protocol. They have the same meaning and the same scope, in accordance with Article 52(3) of the Charter. Therefore, the "negative" definitions appearing in the ECHR must be regarded as also forming part of the Charter:

      (a) Article 2(2) of the ECHR:

      "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."

      (b) Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the ECHR:

      "A State may make provision in its law for the death penalty in respect of acts committed in time of war or of imminent threat of war; such penalty shall be applied only in the instances laid down in the law and in accordance with its provisions ..."

      Source:
      Official Journal of the European Union C 303/17 - 14.12.2007
      Preamble - Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights:
      These explanations were originally prepared under the authority of the Praesidium of the Convention which drafted the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Although they do not as such have the status of law, they are a valuable tool of interpretation intended to clarify the provisions of the Charter.

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    • Eesti Vabariigi Põhiseadus
      Country:
      Estonia

      § 16. Igaühel on õigus elule. Seda õigust kaitseb seadus. Meelevaldselt ei tohi kelleltki elu võtta.

    • The Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
      Country:
      Cyprus

      Article 7
      1. Every person has the right to life and corporal integrity.
      2. [Deleted]
      3. 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 person or property against the infliction of aproportionate and otherwise unavoidable and irreparable evil;
      (b) in order to effect an arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained;
      (c) in action taken for the purpose of quelling a riot or insurrection.

    • Tο Σύνταγμα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας
      Country:
      Cyprus

      ΑΡΘΡΟΝ 7
      1. Έκαστος έχει το δικαίωμα ζωής και σωματικής ακεραιότητος.
      2. [Διαγράφηκε].
      3. Η αποστέρησης της ζωής δεν θεωρείται παράβασις του παρόντος άρθρου, οσάκις προέρχεται εκ της χρήσεως της απολύτως αναγκαίας βίας, ότε και όπως ο νόμος ορίζη:
      (α) επί αμύνης προσώπου ή περιουσίας προς αποτροπήν αναλόγου και άλλως αναποτρέπτου και ανεπανορθώτου κακού,
      (β) προς διενέργειαν συλλήψεως ή προς παρεμπόδισιν αποδράσεως προσώπου νομίμως κρατουμένου,
      (γ) επί πράξεως γενομένης προς σκοπόν καταστολής ταραχών ή στάσεως.

    • Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria
      Country:
      Bulgaria

       Article 28 Everyone shall have the right to life. Any attempt upon a human life shall be punished as a most severe crime.

    • КОНСТИТУЦИЯ на Република България
      Country:
      Bulgaria

      Чл. 28 Всеки има право на живот. Посегателството върху човешкия живот се наказва като най-тежко престъпление.

    • De Belgische Grondwet
      Country:
      Belgium

       Artikel 14bisDe doodstraf is afgeschaft.Artikel 18De burgerlijke dood is afgeschaft; hij kan niet opnieuw worden ingevoerd.

    • La Constitution Belge
      Country:
      Belgium

       Article 14bisLa peine de mort est abolie.Article 18La mort civile est abolie; elle ne peut être rétablie.

    • The Belgian Constitution
      Country:
      Belgium

       Article 14bisCapital punishment is abolished.Article 18Civil death is abolished; it cannot be re-introduced.

    • 13. Zusatzprotokoll zur Konvention zum Schutze der Menschenrechte und Grundfreiheiten
      Country:
      Austria

      Artikel 1 Die Todesstrafe ist abgeschafft. Niemand darf zu dieser Strafe verurteilt oder hingerichtet werden.

    • 13th Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
      Country:
      Austria

      Article 1 The death penalty shall be abolished. No one shall be condemned to such penalty or executed.

    • 6. Zusatzprotokoll zur Konvention zum Schutze der Menschenrechte und Grundfreiheiten
      Country:
      Austria

      Artikel 1 Die Todesstrafe ist abgeschafft. Niemand darf zu dieser Strafe verurteilt oder hingerichtet werden.

    • 6th Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
      Country:
      Austria

      Article 1 The death penalty shall be abolished. No-one shall be condemned to such penalty or executed.

    • Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG)
      Country:
      Austria

      Artikel 85 Die Todesstrafe ist abgeschafft.

    • Constitution of the Republic of Austria
      Country:
      Austria

      Article 85 Capital punishment is abolished.

    • Konvention zum Schutze der Menschenrechte und Grundfreiheiten
      Country:
      Austria

      Artikel 2 (1) Das Recht jedes Menschen auf das Leben wird gesetzlich geschützt. Abgesehen von der Vollstreckung eines Todesurteils, das von einem Gericht im Falle eines durch Gesetz mit der Todesstrafe bedrohten Verbrechens ausgesprochen worden ist, darf eine absichtliche Tötung nicht vorgenommen werden.

    • Staatsvertrag von Saint-Germain-en-Laye vom 10. September 1919
      Country:
      Austria

      Artikel 63 Österreich verpflichtet sich, allen Einwohnern Österreichs ohne Unterschied der Geburt, Staatsangehörigkeit, Sprache, Rasse oder Religion vollen und ganzen Schutz von Leben und Freiheit zu gewähren.

    • The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
      Country:
      Austria

      Article 2 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.

    • Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye from 10 September 1919
      URL:
      Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye from 10 September 1919
      Country:
      Austria

      Article 63 Austria undertakes to assure full and complete protection of life and liberty to all inhabitants of Austria without distinction of birth, nationality, language, race or religion.

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