Toonen v. Australia

CCPR/C/50/D/488/1992

Communication number(s):

488/1992

Author:

Nicholas Toonen

Type of decision:

Decision on merits

Session No

50

Country 

Australia

Submission date

Date of decision

31 Mar 1994

Comment:

Individual opinion submitted by Mr. Bertil Wennergren


Substantive issues:

  • arbitrary / unlawful interference
  • discrimination on other grounds
  • discrimination on the ground of sex
  • discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation
  • equality before the law
  • limitations of rights
  • privacy
  • restrictions of rights

Substantive articles:

  • 2 (1)
  • 17 (1)
  • 26

Procedural issues:

  • exhaustion of domestic remedies
  • victim status

Procedural articles:

  • 1
  • 5 (2) (b)
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