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Article 8, Accepted as Customary International Law. Note the use of the phase effective remedy Article 6 11 Article 2 {3} {a} Article 9 {5} See relevant jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee established under the optional protocol to the ICCPR. Eg Bleier V Uruquay{caseNo.30/1978} Baboerem V Suriname{Case Nos.146/1983} 12 Article 31{2} 13 Article 14{1} 14 Articles 15{2} 16{5} 15 Article 39
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