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Charter Preamble
Charter Chapters
1. Dignity
Art 1. Human Dignity
Art 2. Right to Life
JUSTICE commentary
Relevant case law and other legal materials
Art 3. Right to the integrity of the person
Art 4. Prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment
Art 5. Prohibition of slavery
2. Freedoms
3. Equality
4. Solidarity
5. Citizens' Rights
6. Justice
7. General Provisions
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Relevant case law and other legal materials
European Court of Justice
European Court of Human Rights
Right to die/Euthanasia
Pretty v United Kingdom, 29 April 2002
Abortion
Open Door and Dublin Well Woman v Ireland, 29 October 1992
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Ireland Ltd v Stephen Grogan and others, 4 October 1991
Vo v France, 5 September 2002
Affirmative duty to protect right to life
L.C.B. v United Kingdom, 9 June 1998
Ogur v Turkey, 20 May 1999
Cakici v Turkey, 8 July 1999
Kilic v Turkey, 28 March 2000
Salman v Turkey, 27 June 2000
Keenan v United Kingdom, 3 April 2001
Aktas v Turkey, 24 April 2003
Duty to enforce the law/Investigate
Kaya v Turkey, 19 February 1998
Ergi v Turkey, 28 July 1998
Gülec v Turkey, 27 July 1998
Timurtas v Turkey, 13 June 2000
Tas v Turkey, 14 November 2000
Cicek v Turkey, 27 February 2001
McKerr v United Kingdom, 4 May 2001
Shanaghan v United Kingdom, 4 May 2001
Kelly and Others v United Kingdom, 4 May 2001
Hugh Jordan v United Kingdom, 4 May 2001
Death Penalty
Soering v United Kingdom, 7 July 1989
Limitations
Osman v United Kingdom, 28 0ctober 1998
Defending against Terrorism
McCann and Others v United Kingdom, 27 September 1995
Self-Defence/ Defence of Another
Andronicou and Constantinou v Cyprus, 9 October 1997
Relevant Laws and Directives
Un Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 12 January 1951
Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions, 24 May 1989
Principles of international co-operation in the detection, arrest, extradition and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, 3 December 1973
International Law
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
European Union Law
Declaration (No 1) on the abolition of the death penalty
Decision of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime
Council Common Position of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism
European Policy
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, 4 November 1950
Protocol No.13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances, 3 May 2002
Additional Relevant Sources
http://www.europarl.eu.int/comparl/libe/elsj/charter/art02/default_en.htm
Sketch for a "Charter Fundamental Rights in the European Union", Gerald Häfner, Dr. Christoph Strawe, Dr. Robert Zuegg
Essay on Article 2 as relating to abortion in Law and Genetics in Counsel Magazine - The Journal of the Bar in England and Wales - April 2001
Articl2 2 does not directly address the point of a right to die - according to the World Federation of a Right to Die Societies