Views on individual communications

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Views on individual communications are authoritative decisions issued by the UN Human Rights Committee on complaints brought by individuals alleging violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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Views on individual communications canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UN Human Rights Committee output ⓘ
authoritative decision ⓘ
quasi‑judicial decision ⓘ
addressedTo State party to the ICCPR ⓘ
author of the communication ⓘ
aimsTo ensure effective protection of rights under the ICCPR ⓘ
provide international recourse when domestic remedies are ineffective or unavailable ⓘ
appliesTo individual communications ⓘ
basedOn International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
characterizedAs case law of the UN Human Rights Committee ⓘ
contains assessment of facts and evidence ⓘ
findings on admissibility ⓘ
findings on the merits ⓘ
interpretation of relevant ICCPR articles ⓘ
decisionMakingBody chambers or plenary of the UN Human Rights Committee ⓘ
followedBy State party obligation to submit information on implementation ⓘ
function adjudicate alleged violations of the ICCPR by States parties ⓘ
clarify the scope and meaning of ICCPR provisions ⓘ
develop the jurisprudence of the UN Human Rights Committee ⓘ
provide remedies to individual victims of human rights violations ⓘ
issuedBy United Nations Human Rights Committee ⓘ
language United Nations official languages ⓘ
legalEffect influence on interpretation of ICCPR by States and courts ⓘ
legalNature authoritative interpretation of the ICCPR ⓘ
non‑binding under international law ⓘ
mayBeAccompaniedBy concurring opinions ⓘ
dissenting opinions ⓘ
individual opinions of Committee members ⓘ
mayInclude recommendations for general measures of non‑repetition ⓘ
recommendations for individual remedies ⓘ
recommendations for legislative or policy changes ⓘ
monitoredBy UN Human Rights Committee follow‑up procedure ⓘ
proceduralBasis First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
publishedBy Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
publishedIn UN Human Rights Committee annual reports ⓘ
UN document series CCPR/C ⓘ
linked to: CCPR
requires State party to have recognized the Committee’s competence under the Optional Protocol to the ICCPR ⓘ
alleged victim to be under jurisdiction of a State party ⓘ
communication declared admissible by the Human Rights Committee ⓘ
exhaustion of available domestic remedies ⓘ
scope civil and political rights protected by the ICCPR ⓘ
obligations of States parties under the ICCPR ⓘ
subjectOf individual complaint procedure under the ICCPR ⓘ
timePeriod issued continuously since the establishment of the individual complaint procedure under the Optional Protocol ⓘ
usedBy human rights practitioners and scholars ⓘ
national courts ⓘ
regional human rights bodies ⓘ

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