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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
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Curriculum vitae of Judge Loukis Loucaides ...........................................
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Editors’ preface: Andante energico to Presto furioso ...................................
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Les opinions séparées de Loukis Loucaides .................................................... Jean-Paul Costa
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Defending Human Rights with Rigour: Loukis Loucaides as a Commissioner and a Judge ............................................................................................. Christos L. Rozakis
5
A Man of Quality .................................................................................... Sir Nicolas Bratza
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La présence de Loukis Loucaides à Strasbourg: le temps de la Commission ........ Michele de Salvia
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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 .........................................
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K.-H.W. v. Germany [GC], no. 37201/97, ECHR 2001-II (extracts) ................................................................................................ Summary ........................................................................................... Concurring opinion of Judge Loucaides .........................................
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McElhinney v. Ireland [GC], no. 31253/96, ECHR 2001-XI (extracts) ................................................................................................ Summary ........................................................................................... Dissenting opinion of Judge Loucaides ...........................................
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