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2. Documentation of the as well as managing
International Commitments accidents and emergencies
Under the provisions of the in situations such as
International Covenant on communicable diseases.
Civil and Political Rights The International Covenant
(1966), all persons have the on Economic, Social and
inherent right to life, No Cultural Rights (1996),
one shall be arbitrarily recognizes the right of all
deprived of his life and this persons to the enjoyment of
right must be protected by the highest attainable standard
the domestic law of the of physical and mental
States (Article 6), Failure by health (paragraph 1 of
Governments to implement Article 12). In order to
public health policies could achieve this important goal,
lead to violations of this Governments are required
right. Governments have a to prevent, treat and combat
positive duty to protect and infectious, endemic, occupational,
guarantee the right to life etc. diseases (paragraph 2
and are required to take the of Article 12).
necessary measures to In many international
protect the lives of instruments, including Article
individuals and prevent 11 of the European Social
their lives from being Charter (1996), Article 16
endangered in their own of the African Charter on
land. This includes providing Human and Peoples' Rights
emergency medical services
