TABLE OF CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND THE CAUSE OF ACTION .................................................. 4
II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT...................................................................................... 5
III JURISDICTION ...................................................................................................................... 6
IV PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS.................................................................................................. 6
A.
Request of control of legality of the procedure followed by the Commission ....................................... 7
A.1 Arguments of the parties and of the Commission.....................................................................................7
A.2 Considerations of the Court ......................................................................................................................8
B.
The alleged failure to exhaust domestic remedies ............................................................................... 8
B.1 Arguments of the parties and of the Commission .....................................................................................8
B.2 Considerations of the Court ......................................................................................................................9
C.
The alleged lack of the Court’s competence to act as a fourth instance ................................................11
C.1 Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ...................................................................................11
C.2 Considerations of the Court ....................................................................................................................12
D.
Alleged inadmissibility of the complaint for the lack of an object ...................................................... 12
D.1 Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ..................................................................................12
D.2 Considerations of the Court ....................................................................................................................13
E.
Alleged lack of the Court’s jurisdiction with respect to the alleged violations of Article 26 of the
Convention................................................................................................................................................. 13
E.1 Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ...................................................................................13
E.2 Considerations of the Court .................................................................................................................... 14
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PRELIMINARY QUESTION....................................................................................................... 15
A.
Arguments of the parties and of the Commission .............................................................................. 15
B.
Considerations of the Court............................................................................................................... 16
VI ........................................................................................................................................... 18
EVIDENCE .............................................................................................................................. 18
A.
Admissibility of documentary evidence.............................................................................................. 18
B.
Admissibility of the testimonial and expert evidence ........................................................................ 19
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