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The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:
The case originated in an application (no. 29178/95) against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights (�the Commission�) under former Article 25 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by an Irish national, Mrs Geraldine Finucane (�the applicant�), on 5 July 1994.
The applicant was represented by Mr P. Madden, a lawyer practising in Belfast. The United Kingdom Government (�the Government�) were represented by their Agent, Mr C. Whomersley, of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The applicant alleged that there had been no proper, effective investigation into the death of her husband, Patrick Finucane.
The application was transmitted to the Court on 1 November 1998, when Protocol No. 11 to the Convention came into force (Article 5 � 2 of Protocol No. 11).
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