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Jurisprudence

CCPR - Canada

Complete list of decisions

Case NameComm NumberDateArticlesOutcome
C.E. v. Canada13/197725 August 1977 Inadmissible
Z.Z. v. Canada17/197718 July 1978 Inadmissible
N.S. v. Canada26/197828 July 1978 Inadmissible
D.B. v. Canada15/197724 April 1979 Inadmissible
C.J. v. Canada19/197713 August 1979 Inadmissible
L.P. v. Canada2/197614 August 1979 Inadmissible
Lovelace v. Canada24/197714 August 1979 Admissible
Pinkney v. Canada27/197802 April 1980 Admissible
A.S. v. Canada68/198031 March 1981 Inadmissible
Lovelace v. Canada24/1977 (R.6/24)30 July 19812, 3, 12, 23, 26 27Violation
A.R.S. v. Canada91/198128 October 1981 Inadmissible
Pinkney v. Canada27/1977 (R.7/27)29 October 198110(1, 2), 14(3c, 5), 17(1)Violation
Van Duzen v. Canada50/1979 (R.12/50)07 April 198215(1)No Violation
MacIsaac v. Canada55/197914 October 198215(1)No Violation
E.H.P. v. Canada67/198027 October 1982 Inadmissible
J.R.T. and the W.G. Party v. Canada104/198106 April 198319, 20(2)Inadmissible
J.S. v. Canada130/198206 April 198314 (3d)Inadmissible
L.S.N. v. Canada94/198130 March 1984 Admissable (discontinued)
A.D. v. Canada78/198029 July 1984 Inadmissible
J.K. v. Canada174/198426 October 1984 Inadmissible
C.F. et al. v. Canada113/198112 April 1985 Inadmissible
J.H. v. Canada187/198512 April 1985 Inadmissible
Y.L. v. Canada112/198108 April 198614(1)Inadmissible
J.B. et al. v. Canada118/198218 July 198622Inadmissible
S.H.B. v. Canada192/198524 March 1987 Inadmissible
V.M.R.B. v. Canada236/198718 July 19886, 9, 13, 14, 18, 19Inadmissible
R.L. v. Canada342/198907 April 1989 Inadmissible
Bhinder v. Canada208/198609 November 198918, 26No Violation
Lubicon Lake Band v. Canada167/198426 March 199027, 1Violation
Ballantyne, Davidson and McIntyre v. Canada359 & 385/198918 October 1990  
Z.P. v. Canada341/198811 April 199114(1, 3)Inadmissible
Ballantyne, Davidson and McIntyre v. Canada359 & 385/198911 April 1991 Admissible
Marshall et al. v. Canada205/198604 November 199125(a)No Violation
R.L. et al. v. Canada358/198905 November 1991 Inadmissible
J.J.C. v. Canada367/198905 November 1991 Inadmissible
J.P. v. Canada446/199107 November 1991 Inadmissible
K.C. v. Canada486/199229 July 1992 Inadmissible
G.T. v. Canada420/199023 October 1992 Inadmissible
Ballantyne, Davidson and McIntyre v. Canada359/1989 & 385/198931 March 199319, 26, 27Violation
Singer v. Canada455/199108 April 1993 Admissible
Kindler v. Canada470/199130 July 19936, 7No Violation
H.T.B. v. Canada534/199319 October 1993 Inadmissible
Cox v. Canada539/199303 November 1993 Admissible
Ng v. Canada469/199105 November 19936(1, 2), 7, 10Violation
Stewart v. Canada538/199318 March 1994 Admissible
J.M. v. Canada559/199308 April 1994 Inadmissible
M.A.B., W.A.T. and J.-A.Y.T. v. Canada570/199308 April 1994 Inadmissible
Singer v. Canada455/199126 July 199419(2)Violation
Canepa v. Canada558/199313 October 19947, 12(4), 17Admissible
Cox v. Canada539/199331 October 19946, 7,14, 26No Violation
Atkinson et al. v. Canada573/199431 October 1995 Inadmissible
Lacika v. Canada638/199503 November 1995 Inadmissible
Stewart v. Canada538/199301 November 199612(4), 17, 23No Violation
Canepa v. Canada558/199303 April 19977, 12(4), 17No Violation
Badu v. Canada603/199418 July 1997 Inadmissible
Nartey v. Canada604/199418 July 1997 Inadmissible
Adu v. Canada654/199518 July 199714(1)Inadmissible
Singh v. Canada761/199729 July 19977, 14Inadmissible
Byrne and Lazarescu v. Canada742/199725 March 199926Inadmissible
Gauthier v. Canada633/199507 April 199919(2,3)Violation
Cziklin v. Canada741/199727 July 1999 Inadmissible
Tadman et al. v. Canada816/199829 October 1999 Inadmissible
Waldman v. Canada694/199603 November 199926Violation
G. v. Canada934/200017 July 200014Inadmissible
Gillan v. Canada936/200017 July 2000 Inadmissible
Ross v. Canada736/199718 October 200018, 19No Violation
Devgan v. Canada948/200030 October 2000 Inadmissible
Keshavjee v. Canada949/200002 November 2000 Inadmissible
Riley et. al. v. Canada1048/200221 March 2002 Inadmissible
Truong v. Canada743/199728 March 2003 Inadmissible
Zündel v. Canada953/200027 July 200319(2)Inadmissible
Judge v. Canada829/199805 August 20032(3), 6, 6(1, 2)Violation
Fabrikant v. Canada970/200106 November 2003 Inadmissible
Ahani v. Canada1051/200229 March 20047, 9(1, 4), 13Violation
Romans v. Canada1040/200109 July 2004 Inadmissible
Jazairi v. Canada958/200026 October 200426, 50Inadmissible
Dupuy v. Canada939/200018 March 2005 Inadmissible
Hoffman v. Canada1220/200325 July 2005 Inadmissible
Howard v. Canada879/199926 July 200527No Violation
Queenan v. Canada1379/200526 July 2005 Inadmissible
Singh v. Canada1315/200430 March 2006 Inadmissible
Khan v. Canada1302/200425 July 20066, 7Inadmissible
Bhullar v. Canada982/200131 October 2006 Inadmissible
Obodzinsky v. Canada1124/200219 March 20077No Violation
P.K. v. Canada1234/200320 March 20076, 7, 14(1)Inadmissible
N.T. v. Canada1052/200220 March 20072, 2(3a),14(1), 17, 23, 24Violation
Zundel v. Canada1341/200520 March 20079(1), 14Inadmissible
Camara v. Canada1365/200524 July 2007 Inadmissible

Information is as of 18 July 2008.

CERD, CCPR, CAT, CEDAW, CMW, Disability Convention and Enforced disappearances Convention have optional complaint mechanisms, whereby an individual may complain to the respective treaty body that his or her rights under the treaty have been violated. The CMW and Enforced disappearances Convention complaint mechanisms are not yet in force.

Included in this section are:

  1. requests made by the treaty body for interim measures
  2. decisions to deal jointly with cases
  3. admissibility decisions (normally decisions determining a complaint is admissible are not issued separately and hence this category involves decisions in which complaints are found to be inadmissible)
  4. final views.

The Human Rights Committee (under CCPR), the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (under CERD), the Committee Against Torture (under CAT) and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (under CEDAW) also formally follow up on final Views where a violation has been found. This information is included in the section entitled "Follow-up: Jurisprudence".