taking this decision the committee seems to have relied on a literal interpretation of art see the case of dudgeon v the united kingdomapplication no nihal p for example the ways in which international human rights courts and united nations treaty bodies have interpreted the right to privacy encompassing the protection of womens reproductive freedoms the protection against marital rape as well as an adults decision whetherto engage in sexual conduct with a samesex partner undoubtedly influence the interpretation of provisions related to the family an assessment of when a law policy or practice has a discriminatory impact depends not only on the circumstances of the case but also on the point in time when the assessment is made