Article 2 - Right to life
Case-Law Guide
The Case-Law Guide provides an overview of Convention case-law on this Article.
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Medmoune v. France, no. 55026/22
05/02/26
Medical decision to withdraw life-sustaining treatment from a patient who had written clear advance directives to the contrary.
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Navalnyy v. Russia (no. 4), nos. 4743/21 and 37083/21
03/02/26
Allegations of ill-treatment and risk to the applicant’s life in prison, and alleged unlawfulness of his detention.
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Rasmussen and Others v. Denmark, no. 2390/24
25/11/25
Accidental death of a prisoner caused by a drug overdose.
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Related Key Theme(s) from other Article / Transversal Theme pages
- Health care in prison (Prisoners' Rights)
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