§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer given by Baroness Chalker of Wallasey on 16th January 1997 (WA 33), whether they consider that the guarantee of equality before the law and the equal protection of the law without discrimination based on race, sex, national or ethnic origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or social origin, contained in Article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is matched by the protection given by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; and, if not, what are the activities which are protected by Article 26 of the International Covenant but not protected by Article 14 of the European Convention.
§ Baroness Chalker of WallaseyArticle 14 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and Article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights speak for themselves. It is of course for the European Commission and Court of Human Rights to interpret the European Convention on Human Rights and for the Human Rights Committee to interpret the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Further guidance on the meaning of the articles may be derived from the jurisprudence of these bodies.