ii. The Charter imposes responsibility on State parties to prevent arbitrary deprivations of life caused by its own agents as well as protect individuals and groups from such deprivation at the hands of others. iii. The African Commission on Human Rights comment No 3 on Article 4 proceeds from the understanding that the Charter envisages the protection not only of the to life in the narrow sense but of dignified life requiring a broad interpretation of States responsibility to protect life. iv. The right to life is universally recognized as a fundamental right recognized by Article 4 of the Charter and all other global instruments. It is part of customary international law and general principles of law aside from treaty rules. It is jus cogens norms binding at all times. It is also recognized by all national legal systems. v. This right is subject to a broad interpretation and States are under obligation to develop and implement legal and practical framework to respect, protect, promote and enforce the right to life. This include the obligation to take steps to prevent arbitrary deprivation of life and to conduct thorough and transparent investigations into any such deprivation that might have occurred and hold responsible to account and providing for effective remedy and reparation for 21