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Narrain and Others v. Mauritius

United Nations Human Rights Committee.  27 July 2012 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Admissibility of authors’ communication to Human Rights Committee — Consideration of merits — Right to stand for election — Obligation on general election candidates to declare their communities — “Way of life” criterion — Paragraph 3(1) of Mauritius Constitution — National Assembly Election Regulations 1968 — Whether mandatory requirement to declare community affiliation based on objective, reasonable criteria which were neither arbitrary nor discriminatory — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, Article 25 — Whether State Party violating its obligations under Article 25(b) of Covenant — Effective remedy

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© Cambridge University Press 2014

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