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The European Court of Human Rights, taking its decision in plenary session pursuant to Rule 50 of the Rules of Court and composed of the following judges:
and also of Mr M.-A. Eissen , Registrar , and Mr H. Petzold , Deputy Registrar ,
1.�� The case was referred to the Court on 14 March 1985 by the European Commission of Human Rights ("the Commission"). It originated in an application (no. 9787/82) against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which had been lodged with the Commission on 6 April 1982 by a British citizen, Mr Robert Malcolm Weeks.
2.�� By judgment of 2 March 1987 ("the principal judgment"), the plenary Court held that there had been a violation of Article 5 para. 4 (art. 5-4) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ("the Convention"), in that in the particular circumstances neither the procedure before the Parole Board nor the remedy of judicial review satisfied the requirements of Article 5 para. 4 (art. 5-4) (Series A no. 114, paragraphs 54-70 of the reasons and point 2 of the operative provisions, pp. 27-33 and 34).
The only outstanding matter to be settled is the question of the application of Article 50 (art. 50) of the Convention in the present case. Accordingly, as regards the facts, reference should be made to paragraphs 10 to 31 of the principal judgment (ibid., pp. 10-19).
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