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SUMMARY:Research Group: When the state kills\, the boundaries of state res
 ponsibilities and the right to life - Thomas J.W. Probert
DTSTART:20131202T130000Z
DTEND:20131202T140000Z
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CONTACT:Gabriela Martinez
DESCRIPTION:This paper will address some of the definitional issues encoun
 tered when trying to conduct an empirical survey of the extent of unlawful
  killings around the world\, designed with a specific reference to the man
 date and continuing work of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial\, s
 ummary or arbitrary executions.  It will discuss the international human r
 ights framework with respect to the right to life and the limited circumst
 ances in which it remains possible for the state directly to take life bef
 ore moving on to describe the positive obligations which the framework imp
 oses.  Taken together this will help to establish a working definition of 
 an “unlawful killing”. Finally the paper will consider how other cause
 s of death might interact with state responsibilities and the right to lif
 e.\n\nThis paper will provide a background to CGHR's research collaboratio
 n on 'Unlawful Killing in Africa'\, the next part of the Centre's research
  support to the mandate of the Special Rapporteur\, Christof Heyns.\n\nThe
  discussant will be Dr Sarah Nouwen (Lauterpacht Centre)\n\nThis paper is 
 part of the *CGHR Research Group*\, a forum for graduate students and earl
 y-career researchers from any department and disciplinary background resea
 rching issues of governance and human rights in the global\, regional\, an
 d national contexts. "More information":http://mws.polis.cam.ac.uk/cghr/re
 search_research_group.html
LOCATION:Room 138\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site\, 7 West Rd\, 
 CB3 9DT
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