ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966, para. 6

Paragraphe
Original document
Document type
  • Traité international
Paragraph text
  1. When a person has by a final decision been convicted of a criminal offence and when subsequently his conviction has been reversed or he has been pardoned on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact shows conclusively that there has been a miscarriage of justice, the person who has suffered punishment as a result of such conviction shall be compensated according to law, unless it is proved that the non-disclosure of the unknown fact in time is wholly or partly attributable to him.
Document legal status
  • Juridiquement contraignant
Document body
  • Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
Document means of adoption
  • Vote
Thèmes
  • Droits civils & politiques
  • Gouvernance & l'état de droit
Personnes concernées
  • Tout(es)
Document year
  • 1966
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966), Article 14, 6.
Paragraph info
Article 14
Paragraph number
6