| ID: |
HARP-015 |
| Title: |
Jarvinen v. Finland |
| Source: |
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf |
| Parties: |
Complainants: Aapo Jarvinen; State Party: Finland |
| Dispute Resolution Organ: |
UN Human Rights Committee – First optional Protocol to the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| Year: |
1990 |
| Pages: |
0 |
| Author(s): |
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| Keywords: |
anti-discrimination, discrimination, equality before the law, Finland, human rights, military service, political opinion |
| Abstract: |
In Finland, under new legislation, conscientious objectors to military service had to perform alternative civilian service for 16 Months. Those who performed military service only had to serve for 8 months. The argument is that this constituted discrimination based on philosophical opinion. |
| Secured: |
False |
| Download Article: |
Available here |
Keywords: anti-discrimination, discrimination, equality before the law, Finland, human rights, military/military services, political opinion
