ID: |
HARP-022 |
Title: |
Van Oord v. The Netherlands |
Source: |
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf |
Parties: |
Complainants: Jacob and Jantina Hendrika van Oord; State Party: the Netherlands |
Dispute Resolution Organ: |
UN Human Rights Committee – First optional Protocol to the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
Year: |
1997 |
Pages: |
0 |
Author(s): |
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Keywords: |
citizenship, discrimination, equality before the law, national identity, nationality, non-discrimination, social equality, the Netherlands |
Abstract: |
The complaint is related to the fact that former Dutch citizens living in the USA are entitled to lower pension privileges than those living in Australia, Cnaada and New Zealand. The complaint centers around the issue of discrimination based on nationality. |
Secured: |
False |
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Keywords: citizenship, discrimination, equality before the law, national identity, nationality, non-discrimination, social equality, the Netherlands