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Looking at the terminology utilised by the key international treaties, the wording of the relevant international and regional instruments differs.

Legal complexities can arise where a State activity occurs outside of its own geographical area, with accompanying questions such as: do the protections afforded by the human right to life extend beyond the confines of the State's own territory? In other words, can international human rights law on the right to life be applied to the practice of one State on the territory of another. Extra-territorial application of the right to lifeĭeterminations regarding whether the employment of lethal force violates the right to life is generally dependent upon satisfying a number of criteria.