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Mellet v. Ireland (H.R. Comm.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2017

Fiona de Londras
Fiona de Londras*
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Fiona de Londras is Professor of Global Legal Studies at University of Birmingham, U.K.
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International Legal Materials , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , April 2017 , pp. 217 - 244
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Copyright © 2017 by The American Society of International Law 

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References

ENDNOTES

1 UN Human Rights Committee, Mellet v. Ireland, Comm. No. 2324/2013, UN Doc. CCPR/C/116/D/2324/2013 (2016) [hereinafter Mellet].

2 Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 (Act No. 35/2013) (Ir.).

3 Regulation of Information (Services Outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995 (Act No. 5/1995) (Ir.).

4 Id.

5 UN Human Rights Committee, Concluding Observations on the Fourth Periodic Report of Ireland, UN Doc. CCPR/C/IRL/CO/4, ¶ 9 (Aug. 19, 2014).

6 K Holland, Government to Consider UN Abortion Law Recommendations, Irish Times, May 13, 2016.

7 Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Concluding Observations on the Third Periodic Report of Ireland, UN Doc. E/C.12/IRL/CO/3, ¶ 30 (July 8, 2015).

8 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, Concluding Comments: Ireland, UN Doc. CEDAW/C/IRL/CO/4-5, ¶¶ 38–39 (July 22, 2005).

9 Committee on the Rights of the Child, Concluding Observations on the Combined Third and Fourth Period Reports of Ireland, UN Doc. CRC/C/IRL/CO/3-4, ¶¶ 57–58 (Mar. 1, 2016).

10 Committee Against Torture, Concluding Observations of the Committee Against Torture: Ireland, UN Doc. CAT/C/IRL/CO/1, ¶ 26 (June 17, 2011).

11 Mellet, supra note 1, Concurring Opinion of Victor Rodriguez Rescia, Olivier de Frouville, and Fabián Salvioli, ¶ 8.