Introduction = 9
Chapter 1 - Situating the right to life within the system of fundamental rights = 11
Section I - How the principle is formulated in conventions and constitutions = 11
Section II - The nature of the right to life = 14
Chapter 2 - The scope of constitutional and international protection of the right to life = 21
Section I - The question of the right to life = 21
Section II - Protection of the before birth = 23
Section III - Protection of the after birth = 44
Chapter 3 - Convergence and divergence in the protection of life in Europe = 101
Section I - Building a common body of European law = 102
Section II - Controversial issues = 105
Chapter 1 - Situating the right to life within the system of fundamental rights = 11
Section I - How the principle is formulated in conventions and constitutions = 11
Section II - The nature of the right to life = 14
Chapter 2 - The scope of constitutional and international protection of the right to life = 21
Section I - The question of the right to life = 21
Section II - Protection of the before birth = 23
Section III - Protection of the after birth = 44
Chapter 3 - Convergence and divergence in the protection of life in Europe = 101
Section I - Building a common body of European law = 102
Section II - Controversial issues = 105