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Boletín mexicano de derecho comparado
On-line version ISSN 2448-4873Print version ISSN 0041-8633
Abstract
DONDE MATUTE, Javier. The Right to Life and International Criminal Law: is the Regulation Coherent?. Bol. Mex. Der. Comp. [online]. 2017, vol.50, n.149, pp.645-672. ISSN 2448-4873.
The right to life is one of the most important human rights, it has been recognized in all human rights treaties and on a national level, their breach is a criminal offence. Nonetheless, in International Criminal Law it doesn’t have the same regulation that national jurisdictions and the same importance in contrast with others human rights such as human dignity, due process and racial equality.
Keywords : Right to life; international criminal law; human rights; homicide; torture; terrorism; extrajudicial executions; forced disappearance.