The right to life and the Jus ad Bellum: belligerent equality and the duty to prosecute acts of aggression
General Comment 36 of the Human Rights Committee, adopted in 2018, asserts that ‘States parties engaged in acts of aggression as defined in international law, resulting in deprivation of life, violate ipso facto article 6 of the Covenant.’ One question about this claim is whether it reduces incentiv...
Main Authors: | Jackson, M, Akande, D |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2022
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