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"Article 14, Paragraph 5 [providing that anyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to have their conviction and sentence reviewed by a higher tribunal] does not apply to procedures determining rights and obligations in a suit at law or any other procedure not being part of a criminal appeal process, such as constitutional motions."

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UN (CCPR): General Comment No. 32: Right to Equality Before Courts and Tribunals and to Fair Trial (Article 14), para. 46

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General Comment No. 32: Right to Equality Before Courts and Tribunals and to Fair Trial (Article 14)

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The right to appeal is not guaranteed in the determination of a suit at law.