The applicant and the Government each filed a memorial on the admissibility and merits of the application.

However, the registration of “ civil unions ” of unmarried couples in such registers has a merely symbolic value. 6.     Subsequent domestic case-law 45.

It did not in its decision address the applicant’s request for an oral hearing. 33.

    Merits (a)     General principles 66.     The Court reiterates that Article 3 of the Convention enshrines one of the most fundamental values of democratic society.

It was also decided to examine the merits of the application at the same time as its admissibility (Article 29 § 3 of the Convention). 5.     Mr K.

Merits Submissions by the parties (a)    The applicant 43.

order was dismissed on 2 November 2015 by the Tallinn Court of Appeal, which considered her statement that some of the money (EUR 3,000) found in the safety deposit box belonged to her mother to be merely

Troisième Voie and Envie de Rêver have registered offices at the same address, namely those premises.

He initially claimed to be visiting his brother but, when pressed, did not know his brother’s address or phone number. When questioned further, he claimed asylum.

  PROCEDURE ON THE MERITS BEFORE THE GRAND CHAMBER 11.

    The Azerbaijani Government fully shared the applicant’s position on the merits of the case, contending that the actions taken by the authorities of the respondent State had been aimed at

The Court heard addresses by Mr Bratza for the Government, by Sir Basil Hall for the Commission, and by Ms Beale for the applicant. AS TO THE FACTS I. THE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE 7.

  The Court heard addresses by Mr Laptev and Mr Daniel. 5.

of the Court of Human Rights in Phillips v   United Kingdom (Application No 41087/98) 5 July 2001 I would hold that Part VI of the 1988 Act is a proportionate response to the problem which it addresses

    The Chamber having decided, after consulting the parties, that no hearing on the merits was required (Rule 59 § 3 in fine ), the parties replied in writing to each other's observations.

The Knin Minor Offences Court ... did not assess the merits of the [cited] case since it acquitted the accused on account of an erroneous legal qualification of the offence ...

        On   6 July 1994, the Commission decided to communicate the application to the Government and to ask for written observations on the admissibility and merits

Merits Submissions by the parties (a)    The applicant 45.

It follows that this is the appropriate moment to refer to the suggestion proposed by Mr   Kamenos’ advocate in his final address.