| ID: | HARP-005 |
| Title: | Ballantyne et al. v. Canada |
| Source: | http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf |
| Parties: | Complainants: John Ballantyne and Elizabeth Davidson, and Gorden McIntyre; State Party: Canada |
| Dispute Resolution Organ: | UN Human Rights Committee – First optional Protocol to the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| Year: | 1993 |
| Pages: | 0 |
| Author(s): | |
| Keywords: | anti-discrimination, authors, Canada, discrimination, English, equality before the law, language, Quebec |
| Abstract: | The authors, Anglophones in Quebec whose businesses cater to the English-speaking population, are prevented from putting up English signs on their business because of the Charter of the French Language. They allege a violation of Article 26 of the International covenant on civil and political rights. |
| Secured: | False |
| Download Article: | Available here |
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