As the report of the Court notes, it is the only international court of a universal character with general jurisdiction.

The Court also notes that the figures given in paragraph 820 could be misleading.

In the instant case, the Committee notes that both the Circuit Court and Supreme Court considered the author's claims and it finds no evidence that these court decisions suffered from such defects.

The Special Committee notes that there are existing rules that require staff to honour court orders for family support.

6.2 The Committee notes that this matter was already considered by the European Court of Human Rights on 14 November 2000.

6.2 The Committee notes that this matter was already considered by the European Court of Human Rights on 29 May 2002.

It notes that the Federal Court affirmed that the complainant had not demonstrated bias on the part of members of the panel.

31. The Court notes furthermore that articles 35, paragraph 3, and 55 of Additional Protocol I provide additional protection for the environment.

The report also notes that new security arrangements for the Special Court will need to be in place by early November 2005.

6.3 The Committee notes the author's claim that the court was not independent and impartial as a number of judges on The Hague Regional Court and Court of Appeal were also practicing lawyers in the law firm against whom the author was taking legal action.

The Committee further notes the State party's general assessment that domestic violence cases as such do not enjoy high priority in court proceedings.

The Committee notes that, on the basis of the completion strategy, the Court had anticipated completion of its trial activity by 31 December 2005.

The report notes the persistence of various forms of violence against women, and that violence in the private sphere is rarely brought to court.

The Committee notes the lack of information on complaints of racial discrimination and the absence of court cases regarding racial discrimination (arts. 6 and 7).

72. In paragraph 528, the Working Group notes that assistance would be quot apos one way apos assistance to the court rather than reciprocal assistance quot .

The State party notes that the author did not raise any argument related to Canada's international obligations, including article 27 of the Covenant, during the court proceedings.

With regard to the alleged violation of article 14, paragraph 1, the Committee notes that this issue was not raised in the appeal (cassation) in the Supreme Court.

8.2 As to the alleged violation of articles 7 and 10, paragraph 1, with respect to the author's alleged torture and his conditions of detention, the Committee notes that these issues are currently pending before both the Magistrate Court and the Supreme Court.

8. Notes the establishment and operationalization of the International Criminal Court liaison office to United Nations Headquarters, and encourages the Secretary General to work closely with that office

6.2 The State party notes that, following the decision of the Supreme Court on 14 May 1999, the author was released from prison after the necessary formalities were completed.

However, the Committee notes that these facts did not prevent the Provincial High Court from ruling on the appeal, and that the author subsequently made an amparo application to the Constitutional Court, in which she described the events and the rights which had been violated.

The Committee also notes that the Constitutional Court, in its decision of 29 September 1998, found that, with a minimum of diligence, the first author could have ascertained the composition of the division of the provincial court and filed the appropriate motion for disqualification.

However, the Committee further notes that although the lower courts took this element into consideration, the Supreme Court based its decision only on the non fulfilment of the citizenship precondition.

In the absence of any explanations from the State party, the Committee notes that the author's name was arbitrarily removed from the voters' list, without any motivation or court decision.

6.5 The Committee notes that the judgements of the s Hertogenbosch District and Appeal Courts, as well as the judgement of the Supreme Court dated 30 November 1993 and the judgement of the Arnhem Court of Appeal, do give reasons for the dismissal of the author's defence.

4.3 The Committee notes that the remaining allegation concerning article 14, paragraph 5  the alleged failure of Spanish courts to re examine the weighing of evidence is contradicted by the text of the judgements of the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court in the author's case.

Part 9 International Cooperation and Judicial Assistance , Commentary on the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Observers' Notes, Article by Article, Otto Triffterer (ed. ), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 1999, Baden Baden.

The Committee further notes the comments made by the State party concerning the nature of the remedy of judicial review, in particular that the court of second instance is limited to an examination as to whether the findings of the trial court amount to arbitrariness or denial of justice.

33 1945, on which the initial application had been based. The Committee further notes that the latter decision was quashed by the Prague High Court and yet referred back for a rehearing.

11. Notes the fact that the International Criminal Court liaison office to United Nations Headquarters is now fully operational, and encourages the Secretary General to continue to work closely with that office

The report notes at the outset that the idea of an international court originated as a forum for prosecuting State sponsored war crimes and genocide that otherwise go unpunished (see p. 11).

However, the Committee notes that although a subpoena order had been issued to bring the alleged victim to testify in court, neither the alleged victim nor his parents could allegedly be located.

16. In paragraph 450 of the report, the Working Group notes that in relation to some treaties it may be necessary to limit the range of offences forming part of a court apos s subject matter jurisdiction, so as to avoid a court being overburdened by less serious offences.

The Committee notes that complaints of racial discrimination have failed before institutions such as the Zambian Human Rights Commission and the Industrial Relations Court, because of the impossibility of proving racial discrimination (art.

7.3 The Committee notes the comments made by the State party about the nature of the Spanish remedy of judicial review, in particular that the court of second instance is limited to an examination as to whether the findings of the trial court amount to arbitrariness or denial of justice.

7.6 On the alleged violation of article 14, paragraph 5, the Committee notes that the author complained that the Supreme Court had denied his appeal, which he maintains contained questions of law, without examining the substance of the case, on the ground that this court only reviews questions of law.

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