THORGEIR THORGEIRSON v. ICELAND - 13778/88 - Chamber Judgment

The European Court of Human Rights, sitting, in accordance with Article 43 (art. 43) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ("the Convention") * * and the relevant provisions of the Rules of Court, as a Chamber composed of the following judges:

and also of Mr M.-A. Eissen , Registrar , and Mr H. Petzold , Deputy Registrar ,

The Commission�s request referred to Articles 44 and 48 (art. 44, art. 48) and to the declaration whereby Iceland recognised the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court (Article 46) (art. 46). The object of the request was to obtain a decision as to whether or not the facts of the case disclosed a breach by the respondent State of its obligations under Articles 6 para. 1 and 10 (art. 6-1, art. 10) of the Convention.

By a letter of 1 October 1991 to the President, Mr Th�r Vilhj�lmsson gave notice of his withdrawal from the case pursuant to Rule 24 para. 2. On 18 November the Icelandic Government ("the Government") notified the Registrar that Mr Gardar G�slason, then judge at the Reykjavik Civil Court, had been appointed as ad hoc judge (Article 43 of the Convention and Rule 23) (art. 43).

In accordance with the order made in consequence, the registry received, on 10 September 1991, the applicant�s memorial and, on 17 September, the Government�s. On 20 November the Secretary to the Commission informed the Registrar that the Delegate would submit his observations at the hearing.