It therefore joins it to the merits. c.

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

    The applicants and the Government each filed observations on the merits (Rule 59 § 1). THE FACTS I.     THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE A.

Preliminary objections joined to merits and dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies;victim);Violation of Art. 3 (susbtantive aspect);Violation of Art. 8;Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed;Non-pecuniary

the meaning of Article   34 was closely linked to the question raised with respect to his complaint under Article 6 §   1 about the length of the proceedings and, as such, was joined to the merits

Violation of P1-3;Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);Violation of Art. 13;Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient;Pecuniary damage

Preliminary objection dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (victim);Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Art. 6-1;Violation of P1-1;Non-pecuniary

It therefore joins this issue to the merits of the application. 39.

Preliminary objection dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (victim);Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Art. 6-1;Violation of P1-1;Non-pecuniary

Merits : The applicants complained that they had not had access to an effective remedy by which to challenge the lawfulness of the searches and seizures to which they had been subjected under Article L

It was also decided to rule on the admissibility and merits of the application at the same time (Article   29   §   1). 5.

Preliminary objections joined to merits and dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies;victim);Violation of Art. 3 (susbtantive aspect);Violation of Art. 8;Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed;Non-pecuniary

(b)   Merits Article 6 § 1: Whilst the authorities might need time to make payment, in respect of a compensatory remedy designed to redress the consequences of excessively lengthy proceedings, that

statuant sur l'inscription ou la réinscription d'un candidat sur la liste des experts judiciaires d'une cour d'appel, l'assemblée générale des magistrats du siège de cette cour d'appel apprécie les mérites

Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);Violation of Art. 6-1;Violation of Art. 13;Violation of P1-1;Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage - award

Preliminary objections partially dismissed (ratione materiae);Preliminary objection partially joined to merits (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);Violation of Art. 6-1;Remainder inadmissible;Non-pecuniary

(b) Merits : The applicants’ claim had failed because, in reliance on the prevailing case-law, which the courts had later considered to be obsolete, they had sued the wrong defendant.

Violation of P1-3;Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);Violation of Art. 13;Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient;Pecuniary damage