The permissible limitations which may be imposed on the rights protected under article 12 must not nullify the principle of liberty of movement, and are governed by the requirement of necessity provided for in article 12, paragraph 3, and by the need for consistency with the other rights recognized in the Covenant.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Human Rights Committee
Type de document
General Comment / Recommendation
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Personnes concernées
All
Année
1999
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
CCPR General Comment No. 27, Article 12: Freedom of movement (1999), para. 2.