LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS OF THE RIGHT TO LIFE UNDER THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND TURKISH LAW

Felsefi, ahlaki ve dini açıdan insan yaşamının değeri ve niteliği açısından tartışmalar devam ederken, hukuk sistemleri kişileri doğal ölüm olarak nitelendirilemeyecek durumlardan muhafaza etmenin yollarını aramaktadırlar. Her insan hem hukuki hem de insani açıdan bir değer taşır. Yaşama hakkı insanlığın en temel hakkı olarak kabul edilebilir. Kısaca her insan doğuştan yaşama hakkına sahiptir. Bu hak hukuk tarafından korunur. Yaşama hakkı, devletler tarafından hukuka aykırı bir şekilde yaşamdan yoksun bırakılmama hakkını içerir. Hükümetler, devletlerindeki herkesin hayatını korumak için olumlu adımlar atmakla mükelleftirler. Bu amaçla, hem iç hukukta hem Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi’nde yaşama hakkını dokunulmaz bir hak ve hakların merkezi olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu makale esas olarak Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi ve Türk hukuku kapsamında yaşama hakkını ele almaktadır. Ayrıca yaşama hakkının konusu, önemi ve istisnaları, bu hakkın korunmasında devletin sorumluluğu ve yaşama hakkına ilişkin özel durumlar analiz edilmiştir.

While philosophical, moral and religious debates continue in terms of the value and quality of human life, legal systems seek ways to protect individuals from situations that cannot be described as a natural death. Every person has a value from legal and humanitarian view. The right to life can be considered as the most basic right. In short, every human being has the right to live. However, of all human rights, no right has been so abandoned by academics and thinkers as the right to life. This right is protected by law. The right to life involves the right not to be deprived of life illogically or illegally by states. The governments should take positive steps to protect the lives of everyone in their states. For this purpose, the right to life is accepted as an inviolable right and center of rights both in domestic law and in the European Convention on Human Rights. This article mainly deals with the right to live under the European Convention on Human Rights and Turkish law. In addition, the subject, importance and exceptions of the right to live, the responsibility of the state in the protection of this right and special cases related to the right to life are written.

While philosophical, moral and religious debates continue in terms of the value and quality of human life, legal systems seek ways to protect individuals from situations that cannot be described as a natural death. Every person has a value from legal and humanitarian view. The right to life can be considered as the most basic right. In short, every human being has the right to live. This right is protected by law. The right to life involves the right not to be deprived of life illegally by states. The governments should take positive steps to protect the lives of everyone in their states. For this purpose, the right to life is accepted as an inviolable right and center of rights both in domestic law and in the European Convention on Human Rights. This article mainly deals with the right to life under the European Convention on Human Rights and Turkish law. In addition, the substance, importance and exceptions of the right to live, the responsibility of the state in the protection of this right and special cases related to the right to life are analysed.