The Admissibility of human rights petitions : : the case law of the European Commission of Human Rights and the Human Rights Committee / / by Tom Zwart.

• Superior document: International studies in human rights ; Volume 36
• VerfasserIn: Zwart, Tom, 1957-
• Place / Publishing House: Dordrecht, The Netherlands ;, Boston ;, London : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, [1994]; ©1994
• Year of Publication: 1994
• Language: English
• Series: International studies in human rights ; Volume 36.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Both global and regional human rights treaties have established international institutions offering recourse if a State party fails to comply with its obligations under the treaty. Many of these institutions have jurisdiction to consider complaints brought by individuals claiming that a State party...

Table of Contents

• 1: Introduction.
• 1.1. The Growing Caseload.
• 1.2. Possible Ways to Deal with the Caseload.
• 1.3. The Structure of the Present Study.
• 2: Procedure.
• 2.1. Consideration of Communications by the HRC.
• 2.2. Examination of Applications by the European Commission.
• 2.3. Appraisal.
• 3: Competence rationae personae.
• 3.1. Standing: Individuals, Groups and Organisations.
• 3.2. Standing: the Victim Requirement.
• 3.3. Third Party Involvement.
• 3.4. State Responsibility.
• 3.5. Appraisal.
• 4: Competence rationae temporis.
• 4.1. Introduction.
• 4.2. Events Prior to the Entry into Force of the Treaty.
• 4.3. Continuing Violation.
• 4.4. The Retroactive Effect of Jurisdictional Clauses.
• 4.5. Appraisal.
• 5: Inadmissibility Related to the Merits.
• 5.1. Introduction.
• 5.2. Incompatible ratione materiae.
• 5.3. The Allegations are not Substantiated.
• 5.4. No Appearance of a Violation.
• 5.5. No Fourth Instance.
• 5.6. Appraisal.
• 6: Anonymous and Abusive Complaints.
• 6.1. Anonymous Complaints.
• 6.2. An Abuse of the Right of Submission.
• 6.3. Appraisal.
• 7: Simultaneous Examination under Another International Procedure.
• 7.1. The HRC.
• 7.2. The Commission.
• 7.3. Appraisal.
• 8: Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies.
• 8.1. General.
• 8.2. The Nature of the Remedies which Have to be Exhausted.
• 8.3. The Way in which Remedies Have to be Exhausted.
• 8.4. Special Circumstances which might Absolve the Petitioner from Exhausting the Domestic Remedies.
• 8.5. The Six Months Rule.
• 8.6. Appraisal.
• 9: Conclusions. 9.1. The Results of the Research.
• 9.2. The Way Forward.
• 9.3. Discretionary Review: Deciding which Cases to Decide. Selected Bibliography. Index.