Weiss v. Austria

Comment:

Under rule 86 of its rules of procedure, the Committee requested the State party not to extradite the author, while his case was pending before the Committee.

Substantive issues:

• access to court
• accused persons / convicted persons
• cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
• discrimination on other grounds
• effective remedy
• equality before the courts and tribunals
• fair trial
• human dignity
• violation of procedure
• right to appeal

Substantive articles:

• 2 (3) (a)
• 7
• 10 (1)
• 14 (1)
• 14 (5)

Procedural issues:

• exhaustion of domestic remedies
• same matter - another procedure of international investigation or settlement
• interim measures

Procedural articles:

• 5 (2) (a)
• 5 (2) (b)