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JH v Australia, Admissibility and merits, UN Doc CRPD/C/20/D/35/2016, Communication No 35/2016, IHRL 4047 (CRPD 2018), 31st August 2018, United Nations [UN]; Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [CRPD]

Date:
31 August 2018
Citation(s):
UN Doc CRPD/C/20/D/35/2016 (Official Case No)
Communication No 35/2016 (Application No)
IHRL 4047 (CRPD 2018) (OUP reference)
Content type:
International court decisions
Product:
Oxford Reports on International Law [ORIL]

Module:
International Human Rights Law [IHRL]
Jurisdiction:
United Nations [UN]; Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [CRPD]

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 03 February 2023

Whether the refusal to provide reasonable accommodation in the form of sign language interpretation to enable the participation of deaf people in jury duty, constituted a breach of the rights to equality and non-discrimination, the exercise of legal capacity, and freedom of expression and opinion, as guaranteed under Articles 5, 12, and 21 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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