Currently is is not a derogable right (see freedom of speech above).

But it is a derogable right, meaning it can be regulated if that regulation serves a vital public interest.

The right to life represents the most basic human rights doctrine, the essential and non- derogable prerequisite to the enjoyment of all other rights.

Or even derogable provisions, and for breaches that are the foreseeable consequence of some other act than extradition, such as deportation or refusal of asylum.

However, the international community as a whole has neither established a uniform list of non-derogable rights nor ranked non-derogable rights ahead of derogable rights.

The study confirms the idea that fair trial guarantees, before only included in derogable human rights law, have attained the status of non-derogable IHL customary rules.

These criteria could be based, inter alia, on the 1999 criteria for the granting of observers status, the non derogable rights of the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR), and provisions provided in Protocol No 6 ECHR.

The Key ruling was Vo vs France where the court ruled that due to lack of consensus over the matter in the member States, the court allows a margin of appreciation (usually reserved only for the derogable rights)to each state to determine whether a foetus falls under the protection of art. 2.

The Convention requires the provision in national law of criminal offences and provisions on cooperation in enforcement as well as provision (which is derogable) for extraterritorial enforcement.