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JUDGE LOUKIS LOUCAIDES AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW ON THE JURISPRUDENCE OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS The Judges VOLUME 5 The titles in this series are listed at the end of this volume. Judge Loukis Loucaides An Alternative View on the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights A Collection of Separate Opinions (1998-2007) Edited by Françoise Tulkens Anatoly Kovler Dean Spielmann Leto Cariolou LEIDEN • BOSTON 2008 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Loukaides, Loukes G. Judge Loukis Loucaides : an alternative view on the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights : a collection of separate opinions (1998–2007) edited by Francoise Tulkens . . . [et al.]. p. cm. — (The judges ; v. 5) Includes index. ISBN 978-90-04-16628-8 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Human rights—Europe—Cases. 2. Judicial opinions—Europe. I. Tulkens, Françoise. II. Title. KJC5132.A54 2008 341.48094—dc22 2008010223 ISSN 0929-6301 ISBN 978 90 04 16628 8 Copyright 2008 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Hotei Publishers, IDC Publishers, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and VSP. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. printed in the netherlands TABLE OF CONTENTS Curriculum vitae of Judge Loukis Loucaides ........................................... xv Editors’ preface: Andante energico to Presto furioso ................................... xvii Les opinions séparées de Loukis Loucaides .................................................... Jean-Paul Costa 1 Defending Human Rights with Rigour: Loukis Loucaides as a Commissioner and a Judge ............................................................................................. Christos L. Rozakis 5 A Man of Quality .................................................................................... Sir Nicolas Bratza 7 La présence de Loukis Loucaides à Strasbourg: le temps de la Commission ........ Michele de Salvia 11 Chapter One Human Rights and International Law Streletz, Kessler and Krenz v. Germany [GC], nos. 34044/96, 35532/97 and 44801/98, ECHR 2001-II ............................................................ Summary ........................................................................................... Concurring opinion of Judge Loucaides ......................................... 17 17 20 K.-H.W. v. Germany [GC], no. 37201/97, ECHR 2001-II (extracts) ................................................................................................ Summary ........................................................................................... Concurring opinion of Judge Loucaides ......................................... 23 23 24 McElhinney v. Ireland [GC], no. 31253/96, ECHR 2001-XI (extracts) ................................................................................................ Summary ........................................................................................... Dissenting opinion of Judge Loucaides ........................................... 27 27 28 vi Table of Contents Al-Adsani v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 35763/97, E