Landmark case · Public International Law · Semester 4

Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, Advisory Opinion

ICJ Reports 1996, p. 226 · International Court of Justice

The ICCPR right to life continues in hostilities, but what is an arbitrary deprivation is determined by the applicable lex specialis of humanitarian law.

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International human rights: UDHR and ICCPR — Unit V, Public International Law.

Related sections:

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948, 1–3 — Equality, non-discrimination and the right to life, liberty and security
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, 2 — Obligation to respect and ensure Covenant rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, 6 — Right to life
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, 14 — Fair trial