Interpreting the right to life

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Published: Sep 1, 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13153/diam.29.2011.443

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J. O. Famakinwa
Obafemi Awolowo University

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What does the right to life mean? The article considers three interpretations: (i) the right to life as the right to life-sustaining essentials, (ii) the right to life as the right not to be killed,s and (iii) the right to life as the right not to be killed unjustly. The article argues that (i) and (iii) accurately define the human right to life. The primary method is philosophical analysis. The article concludes that the right to life is best defined or interpreted as either the right to life-sustaining goods (material or non-material) or the right not to be killed unjustly.

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“Interpreting the Right to Life”. 2011. Diametros, no. 29 (September): 22-30. https://doi.org/10.13153/diam.29.2011.443.
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J. O. Famakinwa, Obafemi Awolowo University

J.O. Famakinwa, PhD
Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife,
Nigeria

akinolanipekun@yahoo.com

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“Interpreting the Right to Life”. 2011. Diametros, no. 29 (September): 22-30. https://doi.org/10.13153/diam.29.2011.443.
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