Lisbon Treaty:
a) Article 2(2) of the ECHR:
‘Deprivation of life shall not be regarded as inflicted in contravention of this Article when it results from the use of force which is no more than absolutely necessary:
* in defence of any person from lawful violence;
* in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained;
* in action lawfully taken for the purpose of quelling a riot or insurrection.’
b) Article 2 of the Protocol No 6 to the ECHR:
‘A State may make provision in its law for the death penalty in respect of acts committed in time of war or of imminent threat of war; such a penalty shall be applied only in the instances laid down in the law and in accordance with its provisions…’.
Info om Lisboa traktaten av Jim Corr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPfszpqq2o4
http://www.eucharter.org/home.php?page_id=9