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EXAMINATION FOCUS

Human rights law: Articles 2 and 5

Sally Russell sets out what you need to know about Articles 2 and 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and looks at how English law impacts on these rights

Article 2(2) allows the use of force if it is ‘absolutely necessary’

This ‘Examination focus’ is relevant to AQA A-level Paper 3 and OCR A-level Component 3.

Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) imposes a positive and a negative obligation on the state and state authorities. The positive obligation is to ensure life is protected by law. The negative obligation is not to deprive anyone of life.

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