# Human Rights Act 1998, Paragraph 1


Everyone’s right to life shall be protected by law. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction of a crime for which this penalty is provided by law.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/schedule/1/part/I/chapter/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-rights-act-1998/schedule-1/part-I/chapter-1/paragraph-1
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