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		Armenia Vahan Bayatyan v. Armenia, European Court of Human Rights Chamber judgment of 27 October 2009: "Case of Bayatyan v. Armenia (Application no. 23459/03): Judgment," (new window). Chamber judgment as a PDF document (new window). See "The European Court of Human Rights: Out of Step on Conscientious Objection" (new window), by Derek Brett, CPTI UN Representative, on the Forum 18 Web site (19 November 2009). Leave has now been granted to appeal to the Grand Chamber. The appeal is pending. CPTI, together with four other nongovernmental organizations in consultative status with the United Nations, successfully applied to the Court for permission to submit an amicus brief: "Written Comments Submitted by Amnesty International, Conscience and Peace Tax International, Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers), International Commission of Jurists, and War Resisters' International, Pursuant to Article 36 § 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Rule 44 § 3 of the Rules of the Court" (PDF, new window), 15 July 2010. Bolivia Alfredo Díaz Bustos: Bolivia Petición 14/04, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Español: "Informe Nº 97/05: Petición 14/04: Solución Amistosa," (una nueva ventana), 27 October 2005 English: "Report Nº 97/05: Petition 14/04: Friendly Settlement," (new window), 27 de octubre de 2005 Reference: Español: "Convención Americana Sobre Derechos Humanos (Suscrita en San José de Costa Rica el 22 de noviembre de 1969, en la Conferencia Especializada Interamericana sobre Derechos Humanos)" (una nueva ventana) English: "American Convention on Human Rights (Adopted at the Inter-American Specialized Conference on Human Rights, San José, Costa Rica, 22 November 1969)" (new window) Canada Dr. Jerilynn Prior, United Nations Human Rights Committee "Communication to the Human Rights Committee", 21 February 1991. (Read the PDF version in a new window.) United Nations Human Rights Committee's "Decisions: Communication No. 446/1991", 7 November 1991. (Read the PDF version in a new window.) Germany K.V. and C.V., United Nations Human Rights Committee United Nations Human Rights Committee's "Decisions: Communication No. 568/1993", 8 April 1994 (Read the PDF version in a new window.) Constitutional Appeal Against the Use of Taxes for Armament and the Military, German Federal Constitutional Court "Summary: Constitutional Appeal Military Taxes", 15 April 2009 (Word document, new window) Italy "Success in Italy: COs Achieve Nonmilitary Tax Option," 2004 "Trial Against War Tax Resisters: Verbania, 4^th June 1991" Netherlands Supreme Court of the Netherlands "The Judgement of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, Dated 26 April 2000, NR. 33.734" J.v.K. and C.M.G.v.K.-S., United Nations Human Rights Committee English: United Nations Human Rights Committee's "Decisions: Communication No. 483/1991," 23 July 1992 (Read the PDF version in a new window.) Español: "Decisión del Comité de Derechos Humanos . . ., 23 de julio de 1992" Republic of Korea Yeo-Bum Yoon and Myung-Jin Choi, United Nations Human Rights Committee "Annex: Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Communications Nos. 1321/2004 and 1322/2004," 3 November 2006 (new window). Reference: "Briefing Paper: Quaker United Nations Office—Geneva: Conscientious Objection to Military Service: An Historic Decision", February 2007 (PDF file, new window) Eu-min Jung et al, United Nations Human Rights Committee "Annex: Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights (Ninety-eighth session) concerning Communications Nos. 1593 to 1603/2007," 23 March 2010 (PDF file, new window) Reference: "Written statement submitted by Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status," 4 May 2010 (PDF, new window) "Conscientious Objection to Military Service—Another Step Forward," by Derek Brett, CPTI UN Representative, Geneva		Spain Joan Surroca, Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña English/Español: "Joan Surroca, March 2006" United Kingdom The Peace Tax Seven, European Court of Human Rights The Application: "In the European Court of Human Rights, between Margaret Brenda Broughton, et al, Applicants, and United Kingdom, Respondent: Application Pursuant to Article 34 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Rules 45 and 47 of the Rules of the Court" (Read the PDF version in a new window.) Reference: "An Anglican Approach to War-Tax Refusal" (Read the PDF version in a new window.) "Buddhism and Conscientious Objection to War" (Read the PDF version in a new window.) "Quaker Faith and Conscientious Objection to Taxation for Military Purposes" (Read the PDF version in a new window.) More documentation and legal information is to be found on the Peace Tax Seven Web site (new window). Tony Croft, European Commission of Human Rights "Application N^o 10358/83: C. v/ the United Kingdom: Decision of 15 December 1983 on the admissibility of the application." (Read the PDF version in a new window, English and français.) United States of America Priscilla Adams "Brief of Amicus Curiae Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Support of Petitioner Priscilla M. Lippincott Adams" (new window), December 1999. Other documents may be found by searching the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Web site (new window). Daniel Taylor Jenkins United States Tax Court United States Tax Court decision: "Daniel Taylor Jenkins, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, Respondent: Order and Decision," 3 March 2005. (Read the PDF version in a new window.) United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Brief for Petitioner-Appellant (Daniel Taylor Jenkins) in the case of Daniel Taylor Jenkins, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, Respondent-Appellee, No. 05-4756-ag, 31 May 2006 The Amicus Brief of the New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in support of Daniel Taylor Jenkins in the case of Daniel Taylor Jenkins, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, Respondent-Appellee, No. 05-4756-ag, 6 June 2006 Brief for the Appellee (Commissioner of Internal Revenue) in the case of Daniel Taylor Jenkins, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, Respondent-Appellee, No. 05-4756-ag, 28 July 2006. (Read the PDF version in a new window.) Reply Brief for Petitioner-Appellant (Daniel Taylor Jenkins) in the case of Daniel Taylor Jenkins, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, No. 05-4756-ag, 24 August 2006. (Read the PDF version in a new window.) Second Circuit Court decision in the case of Daniel Taylor Jenkins, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, Respondent-Appellee, No. 05-4756-ag, 6 March 2007. (Read the PDF version in a new window.) United States Supreme Court The Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the case of Daniel Taylor Jenkins, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, Respondent, 4 June 2007. (Read the PDF version in a new window.) The Amicus Brief of the New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in support of the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari of Daniel Taylor Jenkins, 5 July 2007. (Read the PDF version in a new window.) Edwin D. Lee United States Supreme Court decision in United States, Appellant, v. Edwin D. Lee, 23 February 1982 Rosa Covington Packard United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The Amicus Brief of the New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in support of Rosa C. Packard in the case of Rosa C. Packard, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. United States of America, Defendant-Appellee United States Supreme Court The Petition for Writ of Certiorari, No. 99-1391, in the case of Rosa Covington Packard, Petitioner, v. United States of America, Respondent, 17 February 2000 Petitioner's Reply to Brief in Opposition, No. 99-1391, in the case of Rosa Covington Packard, Petitioner, v. United States of America, Respondent, 24 March 2000 The Amicus Brief of the New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in support of the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, No. 99-1391, in the case of Rosa C. Packard, Petitioner, v. United States of America, Respondent, 11 May 2000 Relevant Links "Annotated Bibliography on War Tax Witness" by Rosa Covington Packard National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund Web site (new window) Purchase Quarter Peace Tax Escrow Account Web site (new window)

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