WPC% "D-k"HބZ#NlG&hQ/'4` ꕖoCw n9E\{I:BJ-W`gt@EDMt Dt[l: ;r\0dR╸H 1 @FT1 hfh/ QϮV4׶f^[$, 08:NŲ5[cḇe;XǽOj(l(U fD8⷗ar;5! sduAfW Ի[3miWxý?J/=Y-TyS%}(߉#Qu2fxe UbFCމuJJݎ_ߜN.9@|XYV b ^Rr. !k 3B ᴖ["(5GfhP_TX=*tRqU>l 0v 0<+ 0Yg 0_ 0i 0N 0(/ D+W AM  0 # UNf % M ( N ^ w 4   m\  `&Times New Roman' J. S. v. Canada, Communication No. 130/1982 (6 April 1983), U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/OP/1 at 42 (14 CCPR/C/OP/1 at 42 (1"Angie Dituri"0Angie Dituri .   6F , 4Heading 3 S p^S   XXX p^S<:Default Para64Hyperlink    <:FollowedHype    < :Normal (Web) S =jS =jSӁ Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5(2?H$ _!..      X>XXXX>XXX>  ($'dxd A<< c#|x(_$..      X,SXXXX,SXXX,SHP LaserJet 4000 Series PS0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularXʼn<) .)c(CorelU _!..      X>XXXX>XXX>  _ HUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE  J.S.v.Canada | CommunicationNo.130/1982 H DateofDecision:6April1983  d ADMISSIBILITY     Submittedby:J.S.(namedeleted)on14December1982 x  Allegedvictim:Theauthor D  Slateparty:Canada ` Declaredinadmissible:6April1983(eighteenthsession) ,   DecisiononAdmissibility     1.Thecommunication,dated14December1982,issubmittedbyJ.S.,aresidentofCanada, @ throughherlejairepresentative,C.R.ItisallegedthatJ.S.hasbgendeniedtherightto &v havelegalassistancewithoutpayment,inviolationofarticle14(3)(d)oftheInternational  \ CovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights. B 2.On17June1980,J.S.wassentencedtolifeimprisonmentforseconddegreemurderin  BritishColumbia.PendingherappealtotheBritishColumbiaCourtofAppeal,Ms.S.was  incarceratedinVancouver,BritishColumbia.HerappealwasdismissedinAugust1981and   shewastransferredtothePrisonforWomeninKingston,Ontario.Shehadnotlivedin p!  Ontariobefore.Ms.S.retainedC.R.ofToronto,Ontario,toactashercounselbeforethe V"! SupremeCourtofCanada.TheappealwasheardintheSupremeCourtofCanadain <#" November1982,withMr.R.actingascounselforMs.S. "$r# 3.Theclaimconcerningtheallegedbreachofarticle14(3)(d)oftheCovenantrelatesto %>!% J.S.'seffortstoobtainlegalaidforthepurposeofherappealtotheSupremeCourtof &$"& Canada.InAugust1981,sheappliedfcralegalaidcertificatefromthelegalaidauthority ' #' inOntario(OntarioLegalAidPlan).Theapplicationwasrejected,asMs.S.wasnot (#( consideredtobe"apersonordinarilyresident"inOntarioandalsobecausethelegalaid )$) authorityinBritishColumbia(LegalServicesSocietyofBritishColumbia)hadalready l*%* offeredtopayMr.C.R.,aslegalcounselforMs.S.beforetheSupremeCourtofCanada. R+&+ Mr.R.maintainsthat,notwithstandingtheofferofthelegalaidauthorityinBritish 8,', Columbia,itwould,inhisopinion,bothbeillegalfortheLegalServicesSocietyofBritish -n(- Columbiatoofferhimpaymentandforhimtoaccept,asheisnotentitledtopracticelaw  inBritishColumbia.  4.J.S.thenappliedtotheSupremeCourtofOntarioforjudicialreviewofthedecisionof b theOntarioLegalAidPlantorefusetoissueacertificatedforlegalaidtoher.The H applicationwasheardinSeptember1982andwassuccessful.TheSupremeCourtofOntario . ~ setasidethedecisionoftheOntarioLegalAidPlanandorderedthatMs.S.'sapplicationfor  d alegalaidcertificatebereconsidered.However,theauthorofthecommunicationindicates  J thatthepresentstatusofthismatteristhattheOntarioLegalAidPlan"isapplyingforleave  0 toappealtotheCourtofAppeal".    5.Beforeconsideringanyclaimcontainedinacommunication,theHumanRights   Committeeshall,inaccordancewithrule87ofitsprovisionalrulesofprocedure,decide x  whetherornotitisadmissibleundertheOptionalProtocoltotheCovenant. ^  6.AstothequestionwhetherlegalaidshouldhavebeengrantedbytheOntarioLegalAid *z  Plan,theHumanRightsCommitteenotesthatthematterisstill,accordingtotheinformation ` beforeit,subjudice.Domesticremedieshavethereforenotyetbeenexhaustedasrequired F byarticle5(2)(b)oftheOptionalProtocol.TheHumanRightsCommitteefurthernotesthat , Ms.S.wasinfactrepresentedbylegalcounselofherownchoosingintheproceedings  beforetheSupremeCourtofCanadaandthatthelegalaidauthorityinBritishColumbiahad  offeredtopaythecounselchosenbyher.Consequently,theCommitteeisunable,inany  event,tofindthattherearegroundssubstantiatingtheallegationofviolationofarticle14 t (3)(d)oftheCovenant. Z 7.TheHumanRightsCommitteethereforedecides: &v 0 4 Thatthecommunicationisinadmissible.B4!4!