Human rights — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 — Scope ratione materiae and ratione temporis — Prisoners of war — Canadian servicemen captured by Japan in Second World War — Whether Canada had violated Covenant in its treatment of claims to compensation — Discrimination

International tribunals — United Nations Human Rights Committee — Jurisdiction — Temporal jurisdiction — Domestic remedies rule

War and armed conflict — Prisoners of war — Entitlement to compensation for unlawful treatment — Peace Treaty with Japan