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    • Section 1 – International Law and the Role of the Judiciary
      • 1.0 Overview
      • 1.1  International Law Defined
      • 1.2 Sources of International Law
      • 1.3 Reading and Interpreting International Conventions
      • 1.4 The Protection of Human Rights and the Domestic Rule of Law
      • 1.5 International Human Rights at the Domestic Level
      • 1.6 Role of the Judiciary in upholding International Law
      • 1.7 The Application of International Law by the Superior Judiciary of Pakistan
    • Section 2 – Core International Human Rights Instruments
      • 2.0 Overview
      • 2.1 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
      • 2.2 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
      • 2.3 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
      • 2.4 Convention on the Rights of the Child
      • 2.5 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
      • 2.6 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
      • 2.7 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
      • 2.8 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
    • Section 3 – Human Rights and Arrest, Pre-Trial and Preventive Detention
      • 3.0 Overview
      • 3.1 Arrest
      • 3.2 Pre-Trial Detention – Physical and Judicial Remand
      • 3.3 Preventive Detention
    • Section 4 – Freedom from Torture and Abuse
      • 4.0 Overview
      • 4.1 The Prohibition on Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
      • 4.2 Conditions of Detention and Imprisonment
    • Section 5 – The Right to Fair Trial
      • 5.0 Overview
      • 5.1 Constituent Rights
      • 5.2 International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards
      • 5.3 Constitutional Safeguards
      • 5.4 Domestic Law and Jurisprudence
    • Section 6 – Protection of Vulnerable Groups
      • 6.0 Overview
      • 6.1 Protection of the Rights of Women
      • 6.2 Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
      • 6.3 Mentally Unfit Persons
      • 6.4 Protection of the Rights of Minorities
    • Section 7 – The Rights of the Child
      • 7.0 Overview
      • 7.1 International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards
      • 7.2 Constitutional Safeguards
      • 7.3 Domestic Law and Jurisprudence
    • Section 8 – Right to Life and Security of Person
      • 8.0 Overview
      • 8.1 International Human Rights Safeguards and Standard
      • 8.2 Domestic Law and Jurisprudence
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    • Section 1 – International Law and the Role of the Judiciary
      • 1.0 Overview
      • 1.1  International Law Defined
      • 1.2 Sources of International Law
      • 1.3 Reading and Interpreting International Conventions
      • 1.4 The Protection of Human Rights and the Domestic Rule of Law
      • 1.5 International Human Rights at the Domestic Level
      • 1.6 Role of the Judiciary in upholding International Law
      • 1.7 The Application of International Law by the Superior Judiciary of Pakistan
    • Section 2 – Core International Human Rights Instruments
      • 2.0 Overview
      • 2.1 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
      • 2.2 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
      • 2.3 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
      • 2.4 Convention on the Rights of the Child
      • 2.5 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
      • 2.6 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
      • 2.7 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
      • 2.8 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
    • Section 3 – Human Rights and Arrest, Pre-Trial and Preventive Detention
      • 3.0 Overview
      • 3.1 Arrest
      • 3.2 Pre-Trial Detention – Physical and Judicial Remand
      • 3.3 Preventive Detention
    • Section 4 – Freedom from Torture and Abuse
      • 4.0 Overview
      • 4.1 The Prohibition on Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
      • 4.2 Conditions of Detention and Imprisonment
    • Section 5 – The Right to Fair Trial
      • 5.0 Overview
      • 5.1 Constituent Rights
      • 5.2 International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards
      • 5.3 Constitutional Safeguards
      • 5.4 Domestic Law and Jurisprudence
    • Section 6 – Protection of Vulnerable Groups
      • 6.0 Overview
      • 6.1 Protection of the Rights of Women
      • 6.2 Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
      • 6.3 Mentally Unfit Persons
      • 6.4 Protection of the Rights of Minorities
    • Section 7 – The Rights of the Child
      • 7.0 Overview
      • 7.1 International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards
      • 7.2 Constitutional Safeguards
      • 7.3 Domestic Law and Jurisprudence
    • Section 8 – Right to Life and Security of Person
      • 8.0 Overview
      • 8.1 International Human Rights Safeguards and Standard
      • 8.2 Domestic Law and Jurisprudence
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International Law and the Role of Judiciary, Section 8 - Right to Life and Security of PersonBy November 21, 2021

Overview   The right to life and security is a fundamental human right available to all individuals under international human rights law irrespective of whether the individual is a citizen or not. Although non-derogable, the right to life is not absolute, so deprivation of life must be in accordance with law and non-arbitrary. Protections extended…

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