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JAAC 51.89 AI generated

Case Concerning Discrimination Against Conscientious Objectors

Case Number JAAC 51.89
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Switzerland · Administrative Practice of Federal Authorities (VPB) (CH)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible

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The European Commission of Human Rights declared inadmissible a complaint alleging discrimination under Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The complaint stemmed from different criminal sanctions applied to conscientious objectors. The Commission reasoned that a distinction in penalties based on whether the objection arose from a serious conflict of conscience or other motives was not discriminatory.

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Art. 14 CEDH, Art. 14 EMRK, Art. 14 CEDU; Case Concerning Discrimination Against Conscientious Objectors: The complaint stemmed from different criminal sanctions applied to conscientious objectors. The Commission reasoned that a distinction in penalties based on whether the objection arose from a serious conflict of conscience or other motives was not discriminatory.

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conscientious objection european Convention on Human Rights criminal complaint discrimination and incitement to hatred European legal status grounds for exclusion

Cited Legislation

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Art. 14 CEDH
Cited to establish the principle of non-discrimination in relation to criminal sanctions applied to conscientious objectors.
Art. 14 EMRK
Art. 14 EMRK. Diskriminierungsverbot. Nicht diskriminierend ist der Strafunterschied, je nachdem, ob sich ein Dienstverweigerer auf einen schweren Gewissenskonflikt oder aber auf andere Motive beruft.
Art. 14 CEDU
Art. 14 CEDU. Principio della non discriminazione. Non è discriminatoria la differenza di sanzioni penali comminate agli obiettori di coscienza a seconda che abbiano agito in seguito a un grave conflitto di coscienza o per altri motivi.
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Art. 14 CEDH

Cited to establish the principle of non-discrimination in relation to criminal sanctions applied to conscientious objectors.

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JAAC 51.89

Déc. de la Comm. eur. DH du ler décembre 1986 déclarant irrecevable la req. n° 11596/85, Kuenzi c/Suisse

Art. 14 CEDH. Principe de la non-discrimination. N’est pas discriminatoire la différence de sanctions pénales appliquées aux objecteurs de conscience selon qu’ils ont agi à la suite d’un grave conflit de conscience ou pour d’autres motifs.

Art. 14 EMRK. Diskriminierungsverbot. Nicht diskriminierend ist der Strafunterschied, je nachdem, ob sich ein Dienstverweigerer auf einen schweren Gewissenskonflikt oder aber auf andere Motive beruft.

Art. 14 CEDU. Principio della non discriminazione. Non è discriminatoria la differenza di sanzioni penali comminate agli obiettori di coscienza a seconda che abbiano agito in seguito a un grave conflitto di coscienza o per altri motivi.

Voir/Vgl. /Cfr. JAAC 51.84.

Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv, Digitale Amtsdruckschriften Archives fédérales suisses, Publications officielles numérisées Archivio federale svizzero, Pubblicazioni ufficiali digitali

JAAC 51.89 - Déc. de la Comm. eur. DH du ler décembre 1986 déclarant irrecevable la req. n° 11596/85, Kuenzi c/Suisse

In Verwaltungspraxis der Bundesbehörden Dans Jurisprudence des autorités administratives de la Confédération In Giurisprudenza delle autorità amministrative della Confederazione

Jahr 1987 Année Anno

Band 51 Volume Volume

Seite --- Page Pagina

Ref. No 150 000 614

Das Dokument wurde durch das Schweizerische Bundesarchiv und die Bundeskanzlei konvertiert. Le document a été digitalisé par les Archives Fédérales Suisses et la Chancellerie fédérale. Il documento è stato convertito dall'Archivio federale svizzero e della Cancelleria federale.