Abstract
This paper investigates the protection of individuals’ lives against natural hazards under the European Convention on Human Rights. In 2008, the European Court of Human Rights decided to include natural hazards in a well-established doctrine developed to protect individuals from life-threatening industrial hazards, while allowing States an especially broad margin of appreciation with regard to natural hazards. Drawing on contemporary disaster theory, the article examines whether and to what extent the Court’s distinction between natural and industrial hazards can be maintained. The article proposes an ‘all hazards’ approach to the protection of the right to life under Article 2 of the Convention.
| Translated title of the contribution | En skelsættende dom om et mudderskred? Naturlige farer og retten til liv efter Den Europæiske Menneskerettighedskonvention |
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| Original language | English |
| Journal | Journal of Human Rights and the Environment |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 111-131 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISSN | 1759-7188 |
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| Publication status | Published - 30 Mar 2016 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Law