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"A situation in which an individual's attempts to access the competent courts or tribunals are systematically frustrated de jure or de facto runs counter to the guarantee of article 14, paragraph 1, first sentence…The guarantee is violated if certain persons are barred from bringing suit against any other persons such as by reason of their race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status."

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UN (CCPR): General Comment No. 32: Right to Equality Before Courts and Tribunals and to Fair Trial (Article 14), para. 9

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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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Equality before the courts includes equality in arms and equal access to the courts.
Equality between men and women before the courts includes equality in arms and equal access to the courts.