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Australian Cases before International Courts and Tribunals Involving Questions of Public International Law 2010

Australian Cases before International Courts and Tribunals Involving Questions of Public... Australian Cases before International Courts and Tribunals Involving Questions of Public International Law 2010 Emily Crawford and Tim Stephens Human Rights Right to equality before the courts — Right to liberty and security of person — whether preventive detention in violation of Covenant Kenneth Davidson Tillman v Australia Communication No 1635/2007 UN Doc CCPR/C/98/D/1635/2007 (2010) Human Rights Committee Views adopted on 18 March 2010 The author of the communication was convicted for offences relating to sexual intercourse and attempted sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 10 years, and for the common assault of a 15 year old girl. In 1997 the author was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in New South Wales. One week prior to the author’s release, the New South Wales Attorney-General filed an application under Section 17 of the Crimes (Serious Sexual Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) (CCSOA), requesting that the author be detained in prison for five years from the date of the order. In June 2007, the Supreme Court of New South Wales held that pursuant to Section 17 of the CSSOA that the author should be detained in prison for one year. The author claimed that he was a victim of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Australian Year Book of International Law Online Brill

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0084-7658
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10.1163/26660229-031-01-900000012
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Australian Cases before International Courts and Tribunals Involving Questions of Public International Law 2010 Emily Crawford and Tim Stephens Human Rights Right to equality before the courts — Right to liberty and security of person — whether preventive detention in violation of Covenant Kenneth Davidson Tillman v Australia Communication No 1635/2007 UN Doc CCPR/C/98/D/1635/2007 (2010) Human Rights Committee Views adopted on 18 March 2010 The author of the communication was convicted for offences relating to sexual intercourse and attempted sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 10 years, and for the common assault of a 15 year old girl. In 1997 the author was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in New South Wales. One week prior to the author’s release, the New South Wales Attorney-General filed an application under Section 17 of the Crimes (Serious Sexual Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) (CCSOA), requesting that the author be detained in prison for five years from the date of the order. In June 2007, the Supreme Court of New South Wales held that pursuant to Section 17 of the CSSOA that the author should be detained in prison for one year. The author claimed that he was a victim of

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The Australian Year Book of International Law Online – Brill

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