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Atkinson, Stroud and Cyr v. Canada

United Nations Human Rights Committee.  31 October 1995 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 — Scope ratione materiae and ratione temporis — Prisoners of war — Canadian servicemen captured by Japan in Second World War — Whether Canada had violated Covenant in its treatment of claims to compensation — Discrimination

International tribunals — United Nations Human Rights Committee — Jurisdiction — Temporal jurisdiction — Domestic remedies rule

War and armed conflict — Prisoners of war — Entitlement to compensation for unlawful treatment — Peace Treaty with Japan

Type
Case Report
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© Cambridge University Press 2001

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