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United Kingdom, judgment of 19 February 2009, No. A terrorist attack does not fall under that provision: Esser ( 2012), Art. The exceptions mentioned in Article 15 § 1 ECHR (“time of war”) and Article 15 § 2 ECHR (“except in respect of deaths resulting from lawful acts of war”) do only refer to public emergencies. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. European Convention On Human Rights (ECHR).Lastly, a special focus lays on recent case law related to police using the relatively new device commonly known as “taser.” Keywords However, it is noteworthy that the right to life may also become an issue in the unhappy event of an everyday situation that the police have to deal routinely with getting out of control. As a matter of fact, the ECtHR had to deal with a wide range of case constellations where the right to life was affected, such as rescue operations, prevention of terrorist attacks, or, more generally, arresting alleged terrorists. As the ECtHR’s case law stresses the importance of the principle of proportionality and allows, in accordance with the wording of the ECHR, the use of force only where it is absolutely necessary for specific purposes, this contribution deals in length with this requirement and analyzes several judgments where the ECtHR interpreted and clarified the principle of proportionality. A deprivation of life stemming from actions of public forces may under exceptional circumstances be justified. For this purpose, it is necessary to understand first the scope of the (European) human right to life. This contribution outlines the impact of Article 2 of the ECHR (right to life) on police actions and delivers an in-depth analysis of the ECtHR’s jurisprudence on this matter.
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