The right to life as a fundamental principle of constitutional law

Abstract

This investigation is carried out based on the need for the legal system to contemplate adequate regulation of the right to life, as opposed to violations that violate this right. The report consists of two chapters, firstly, everything related to the theoretical-doctrinal support of the research is addressed, starting from the legal nature of the right to life as a fundamental principle, it has a brief review of the historical background, as well as the definitions of fundamental rights, exposing what both conservative and abolitionist positions have been throughout history regarding the use of the death penalty as a sanction; and in a second place, the existing regulations regarding the matter in the Central American region are systematized from a comparative law through three types of indicators, and a legal comparison is prepared to analyze the legislative development of this right in the Cuban constitutions. The main results focus on contributing to the improvement of Cuban legal doctrine in this matter, expressing the means of protection against violations of the same.