Rogerson v. Australia

Comment:

Under rule 84 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, Mr. Ivan Shearer did not participate in the examination of the case.

Substantive issues:

• accused persons / convicted persons
• competent, independent and impartial tribunal
• defence, adequate time and facilities
• discrimination on other grounds
• discrimination on the ground of other status
• fair trial
• fair trial - undue delay
• forced confession
• pre-trial detention
• privacy
• retroactive application of criminal law
• right to appeal

Substantive articles:

• 2
• 14 (1)
• 14 (3) (a)
• 14 (3) (b)
• 14 (3) (c)
• 14 (3) (g)
• 14 (5)
• 15 (1)
• 17 (1)
• 26

Procedural issues:

• accessory character of article 2 ICCPR
• exhaustion of domestic remedies
• ratione materiae

Procedural articles:

• 2
• 3
• 5 (2) (b)