Security of the person is a basic entitlement guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948.
[1] Security of person can also be seen as an expansion of rights based on prohibitions of torture and cruel and unusual punishment.
Article 3 states that "Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person," and the section prohibits "arbitrary arrest or detention."
Some judges also felt control of the body was a right within security of the person, breached by the abortion law.
In Operation Dismantle v. The Queen (1985) cruise missile testing was unsuccessfully challenged as violating security of the person for risking nuclear war.
In full, section 12 reads, The Constitution of Turkey guarantees security of person, along with the right to liberty, in Article 19, enacted in 1982 and amended in 2001.
The article also limits arrest and detention to cases in which a judge allows it, where there is not enough time for this, or the person is seen being responsible for a crime.
The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act, adopted in 1990, guarantees "Life and security of the person" in sections 8 through 11.