Blessington and Elliott v. Australia

Autor: Karen Lee, Christopher Greenwood, Elihu Lauterpacht
Rok vydání: 2017
Zdroj: International Law Reports
ISSN: 2633-707X
0309-0671
DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781107416192.004
Popis: 457Human rights — Imposition of life sentences on juveniles without a real possibility of release on parole — Right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman and/or degrading punishment — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, Article 7 — Aims of penitentiary system — Article 10(3) of Covenant — Retroactive application of penal laws — Article 15(1) of Covenant — Right to such measures of protection as are required by status as a minor — Article 24(1) of Covenant — Whether State violating its obligations under Articles 7, 10 and 24 of Covenant — Effective remedyTreaties — Interpretation — Aids to interpretation — Relevance of one treaty in the interpretation of another — Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 — Near-universal participation — Relevance in the interpretation of obligations of State Party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 — United Nations Human Rights Committee
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