CCPR/C/112/D/2105/2011 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 11 November 2014 English Original: Spanish Human Rights Committee Communication No. 2105/2011 Views adopted by the Committee at its 112th session (7–31 October 2014) GE.14-20560 (E) Submitted by: Mr. S.S.F., Mr. S.S.E. and Mr. E.J.S.E. (represented by Mr. José Luis Mazón Costa) Alleged victims: The authors State party: Spain Date of communication: 15 August 2011 (initial submission) Document reference: Special Rapporteur’s rule 97 decision, transmitted to the State party on 19 October 2011 (not issued in document form) Date of decision: 28 October 2014 Subject matter: Scope of reviews in cassation by the Spanish Supreme Court Procedural issues: Non-exhaustion of domestic remedies; nonsubstantiation of claims Substantive issues: Right to have the conviction and sentence reviewed by a higher tribunal; prohibition of double jeopardy (ne bis in idem) Article of the Covenant: 14, paras. 1, 5 and 7 Articles of the Optional Protocol: 2, 3 and 5, para. 2 (b) 270115 270115 

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