SOERING v. THE UNITED KINGDOM JUDGMENT
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In the Soering case*,
The European Court of Human Rights, taking its decision in plenary
session in pursuance of Rule 50 of the Rules of Court and composed of the
following judges:
Mr R. RYSSDAL, President,
Mr J. CREMONA,
Mr Thór VILHJÁLMSSON,
Mr F. GÖLCÜKLÜ,
Mr F. MATSCHER,
Mr L.-E. PETTITI,
Mr B. WALSH,
Sir Vincent EVANS,
Mr R. MACDONALD,
Mr C. RUSSO,
Mr R. BERNHARDT,
Mr A. SPIELMANN,
Mr J. DE MEYER,
Mr J.A. CARRILLO SALCEDO,
Mr N. VALTICOS,
Mr S.K. MARTENS,
Mrs E. PALM,
Mr I. FOIGHEL,
and also of Mr M.-A. EISSEN, Registrar, and Mr H. PETZOLD, Deputy
Registrar,
Having deliberated in private on 27 April and 26 June 1989,
Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on the lastmentioned date:
PROCEDURE
1. The case was brought before the Court on 25 January 1989 by the
European Commission of Human Rights ("the Commission"), on 30 January
1989 by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland and on 3 February 1989 by the Government of the Federal
Republic of Germany, within the three-month period laid down by Article
32 § 1 and Article 47 (art. 32-1, art. 47) of the Convention for the Protection
*
Note by the registry: The case is numbered 1/1989/161/217. The second figure indicates
the year in which the case was referred to the Court and the first figure its place on the list
of cases referred in that year; the last two figures indicate, respectively, the case's order on
the list of cases and of originating applications (to the Commission) referred to the Court
since its creation.