Article 6 ICCPR provides that:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. ICCPR Article 6(1): 'Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.'
2. Article 6(2)-(5) regulate the DEATH PENALTY: only for most serious crimes, by competent court, after fair trial; right to seek pardon/commutation; minors and pregnant women excluded.
3. Article 6 is NON-DEROGABLE under Article 4(2) ICCPR.
4. The Second Optional Protocol to ICCPR (1989) prohibits the death penalty for States that have ratified it.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UDHR 1948 / ICCPR 1966 / ICESCR 1966 / CAT 1984 / CEDAW 1979 / CRC 1989 / PHRA 1993 / Constitution Part III — ICCPR Article 6_
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