Gauthier v. Canada

Comment:

Exact date of submission not included in the views. Pursuant to rule 85 of the Committee's rules of procedure, Mr. Maxwell Yalden did not participate in the examination of the case. Four individual opinions have been submitted, signed by seven members: A. Lord Colville,Elizabeth Evatt, Ms. Cecilia Medina Quiroga and Mr. Hipólito Solari Yrigoyen (partly dissenting) B. Prafullachandra N. Bhagwati (partly dissenting) C. David Kretzmer (partly dissenting) D. Rajsoomer Lallah (partly dissenting)

Substantive issues:

• effective remedy
• equality before the law
• freedom of association
• freedom of opinion and expression
• limitations of rights
• restrictions of rights
• right to information
• taking part in the conduct of public affairs

Substantive articles:

• 2 (3) (a)
• 19 (2)
• 19 (3)
• 22 (1)
• 25 (a)
• 26

Procedural issues:

• exhaustion of domestic remedies

Procedural articles:

• 5 (2) (b)