Human Rights Act 1998
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Right to life
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Provision
- 1
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceEveryone’s right to life shall be protected by law. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction of a crime for which this penalty is provided by law.
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Human Rights Act 1998 · legislation.gov.uk · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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