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ASKED TO ADVISE ON THE COMPATIBILITY OF LEGISLATION PROHIBITING HOMOSEXUAL ACTS IN PRIVATE WITH ARTICLE 17 OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS. THE QUESTION OF THE COMPATIBILITY OF A SIMILAR LAW AND ARTICLE 8 OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION WAS CONSIDERED IN DUDGEON'S CASE BY THE EUROPEAN COURT ON 22-10-81. PLEASE FORWARD BY BAG A COPY OF THAT DECISION AND OF ANY OTHER DECISIONS OF RELEVANCE.
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