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LEANDER v. SWEDEN JUGDMENT
proceedings pending before the Court and designated the lawyer who would
represent him (Rule 30).
4. The Chamber of seven judges to be constituted included, as ex officio
members, Mr. G. Lagergren, the elected judge of Swedish nationality
(Article 43 of the Convention) (art. 43), and Mr. R. Ryssdal, the President
of the Court (Rule 21 § 3 (b)). On 2 October 1985, the President drew by
lot, in the presence of the Registrar, the names of the five other members,
namely Mr. J. Cremona, Mr. G. Wiarda, Mr. L.-E. Pettiti, Sir Vincent Evans
and Mr. R. Bernhardt (Article 43 in fine of the Convention and Rule 21 § 4)
(art. 43). Mr. J. Gersing, substitute judge, subsequently replaced Mr.
Wiarda, whose term of office as judge had expired before the hearing, and
at a later stage Mr. F. Gölcüklü and Mr. C. Russo, substitute judges,
replaced Mr. Gersing and Mr. Cremona, who were prevented from taking
part in the consideration of the case (Rules 2 § 3, 22 § 1 and 24 § 1).
5. Mr. Ryssdal assumed the office of President of the Chamber (Rule 21
§ 5). He ascertained, through the Registrar, the views of the Agent of the
Swedish Government ("the Government"), the Delegate of the Commission
and the lawyer for the applicant regarding the need for a written procedure
(Rule 37 § 1). On 12 December 1985, he directed that the lawyer and,
should he so decide, the Agent should each have until 4 February 1986 to
file a memorial and that the Delegate should be entitled to reply in writing
within two months from the date of the transmission to him by the Registrar
of whichever of the aforesaid documents should last be filed.
The applicant’s memorial was received at the registry on 3 February. By
letter the same day, the Agent of the Government stated that the
Government did not intend to file any memorial. On 21 March, the
Secretary to the Commission informed the Registrar that the Delegate
would present his observations at the hearing.
6. On 3 April 1986, after consulting, through the Registrar, the Agent of
the Government, the Delegate of the Commission and the lawyer for the
applicant, the President directed that the oral proceedings should open on 26
May 1986 (Rule 38).
On 28 April, the Commission communicated to the Registrar a number
of documents whose production he had requested on the instructions of the
President. On 12 May, certain additional documents furnished by the
applicant were received at the registry.
7. The hearing was held in public at the Human Rights Building,
Strasbourg, on the appointed day. Immediately before it opened, the Court
had held a preparatory meeting.
There appeared before the Court:
- for the Government
Mr. H. CORELL, Ambassador,
Under-Secretary for Legal and Consular Affairs, Ministry
for Foreign Affairs,
Agent,