Cox v. Canada

CCPR/C/52/D/539/1993

Communication number(s):

539/1993

Author:

Keith Cox

Type of decision:

Decision on merits

Session No

52

Country 

Canada

Submission date

04 Jan 1993

Date of decision

31 Oct 1994

Comment:

8 individual opinions were submitted, signed by 13 Committee members: A. Individual opinions appended to the Committee's decision on admissibility 1. submitted by Mrs. Rosalyn Higgins, co-signed by Messrs. Laurel Francis, Kurt Herndl, Andreas Mavrommatis, Birame Ndiaye and Waleed Sadi (dissenting) 2. submitted by Mrs. Elizabeth Evatt (dissenting) B. Individual opinions appended to the Committee's Views 1. Submitted by Messrs. Kurt Herndl and Waleed Sadi (concurring) 2. Submitted by Mr. Tamar Ban (partly concurring, partly dissenting) 3. Submitted by Messrs. Francisco Jose Aguilar Urbina and Fausto Pocar (dissenting) 4. Submitted by Ms. Christine Chanet (dissenting) 5. Submitted by Mr. Rajsoomer Lallah (dissenting) 6. Submitted by Mr. Bertil Wennergren (dissenting)


Substantive issues:

  • cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • death penalty
  • discrimination on other grounds
  • extradition
  • fair trial
  • right to life
  • torture

Substantive articles:

  • 6 (1)
  • 6 (2)
  • 7

Procedural issues:

  • exhaustion of domestic remedies
  • victim status
  • interim measures

Procedural articles:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 5 (2) (b)
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