It lists a number of remedies available to the authors if undue delay is argued.

Substantive issues Right to a fair and public hearing right to be tried without undue delay

3. Countermeasures may not be taken, and if already taken must be suspended without undue delay if

(b) There is undue delay in the remedial process which is attributable to the State alleged to be responsible

In the case of undue delay, the person affected can complain to the court that is handling the matter.

Referring to the dates of the above mentioned decisions, the State party further asserts that there was no undue delay.

Substantive issues Right to a fair trial rights in the preparation of the defence right to be tried without undue delay

It maintains that the right to trial without undue delay is protected in two ways in Spain (i) by means of specific relief.

Let me stress that, under article 29 of the Statute, all States are legally obligated to comply without undue delay with any request for assistance.

The question of what constitutes undue delay depends on the circumstances of each case, such as the complexity of the alleged offences and their investigation.

Following the investigation, at the beginning of the trial the author invoked the alleged undue delay in the investigation, which had, by that point, ended.

Substantive issues Right to equal treatment before the courts and tribunals, right to access to courts, right to have one's right determined without undue delay

The Committee shall indicate a time limit for the submission of observations by the State party concerned, with a view to avoiding undue delay in its proceedings.

However, the view was expressed that it was not essential to include a clause on undue delay in proceedings, since that eventuality was already covered by paragraph (a).

Regrettably, the delay in addressing those expectations has been the result of an undue focus on the mechanism at the expense of addressing urgently the plight of the people of Darfur.

For example, in Kelly v. Jamaica (communication No. 253 1987, Views adopted 8 April 1991), a period of 18 months delay between arrest and the commencement of trial was considered not to amount to undue delay, as it had not been established that the investigations could have been concluded earlier.

The Committee or the Working Group or rapporteur(s) designated under rule 106, paragraph 3, shall indicate a time limit for the submission of additional information or clarification with a view to avoiding undue delay.

Even assuming that this period was justified under German constitutional law, such justification could not change the underlying violation of article 26, which required corrective measures to be taken without undue delay, once discrimination was established.

(b) Obtain optimal return without undue risk

Substantive issues Right to be tried without undue delay right not to be compelled to testify against oneself or to confess guilt right to one's conviction and sentence being reviewed by a higher tribunal according to law

We are not arguing for any undue haste.

Are your country's competent authorities obliged to verify, at the request of the receiving State party, without undue or unreasonable delay, whether a smuggled migrant is a national of, or has the right of permanent residence in, your country (art. 18, para. 3)?

Immigration should not be a cause for undue concern, either.

Undue competition for extrabudgetary resources thwarted inter agency collaboration and cooperation.

8. Urges all States to cooperate with and assist the Special Representative in the performance of his her mandate and to provide all information in a timely manner as well as to respond without undue delay to communications transmitted to them by the Special Representative

3.2 The author claims a violation of his right to be tried without undue delay (article 14, paragraph 3 (c), of the Covenant), given that 3 years, 4 months and 29 days elapsed between the start of proceedings and the day of the court hearing.

It applies to criminal and civil tribunals and incorporates a number of principles such as the right to legal counsel the right to equality of arms the right to a public hearing the right to appeal and the right to be tried without undue delay.

With regard to urgent communications, it was necessary for special procedures to strike the right balance between respect and the need to follow formal procedures with regard to States and the urgency of the communication undue formality could result in unnecessary delay in addressing a situation.

Time delay

It ensures that the court is not subject to undue influence or pressure.

Applications relating to the acquisition, retention or renunciation of nationality or to the exercise of the right of option, in relation to the succession of States, shall be processed without undue delay. Relevant decisions shall be issued in writing and shall be open to effective administrative or judicial review.

Do your country's competent authorities facilitate and accept, without undue or unreasonable delay, the return of a smuggled migrant who is a national of, or has the right of permanent residence in, your country at the time of his her return (art. 18, para. 1, of the Protocol)?

In the application, the author alleged both violation of his right not to be compelled to testify against himself, given that the only evidence on which he was convicted was his acknowledgement of a debt to the company, and violation of his right to be tried without undue delay.

5.1 As to the alleged violation of article 14, paragraph 3 (c), of the Covenant, the author contends that the period of time that elapsed between the submission of the claim and the ruling   over three years clearly goes against the right to be tried without undue delay.

Likewise, the undue emphasis on consensus only serves to confuse and obfuscate the issue.

Intervention in crisis situations must also be timely to prevent undue loss of life.

3. At the request of the receiving State Party, a requested State Party shall, without undue or unreasonable delay, verify whether a person who has been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol is its national or has the right of permanent residence in its territory.

Many argue that regulations protect small domestic firms against undue competition from large foreign firms.

Disclosure may help democratize political donations, preventing them from having an undue influence in elections.

Delay between photos (seconds)

He invokes the undue prolongation qualifier in article 5, paragraph 2 (b), of the Optional Protocol.

1. Each State Party agrees to facilitate and accept, without undue or unreasonable delay, the return of a person who has been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol and who is its national or who has the right of permanent residence in its territory at the time of return.

10.7 Regarding the claim under article 14, paragraph 3 (c), the Committee notes that the State party has not provided information on the length of time between the author's detention and his trial, however it recalls its jurisprudence and considers that a period of a year and half does not, of itself, constitute undue delay.

3. At the request of a receiving State Party, a requested State Party shall, without undue or unreasonable delay, verify whether a person who is a victim of trafficking in persons is its national or had the right of permanent residence in its territory at the time of entry into the territory of the receiving State Party.

The arrogant tactics of exerting undue pressure on sovereign Governments thwarted any engagement with them from the outset.