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Two applications against the Government of the United Kingdom were lodged with the Commission by the Greek Government. Both concerned observance of the terms of the Convention in Cyprus.1

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La Commission a été saisie de deux requêtes étatiques émanant du Gouvernement hellénique et visant le Gouvernement du RoyaumeUni. Ces deux requêtes concernaient l’application de la Convention à l’île de Chypre.1

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  1. See Yearbook, Vol. I, pp. 128–131.

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  2. Article 33 of the Convention. The Rules of Court of the European Court of Human Rights on the other hand specify that “the hearings shall be public, unless the Court shall in exceptional circumstances decide otherwise” (Article 18: Public character of the hearings).

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  3. Where its decisions concerned the admissibility of Applications, however, the Commission considered that it was fulfilling a judicial function and that the decisions, which did not bear upon the substance, could be published.

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  4. Cf. Notes Verbales of 7th October 1955 and 13th April 1956 (Vol. I, pp. 49–50).

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  5. Voir Annuaire. Vol. I. pp. 128–131.

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  6. Article 33 de la Convention. Par contre, la Cour européenne des Droits de l’Homme a prévu dans son Règlement que “l’audience est publique, à moins que la Cour n’en décide autrement en raison de circonstances exceptionnelles” (art. 18: Publicité des audiences).

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  7. Toutefois, en ce qui concerne les décisions rendues sur la recevabilité des re quêtes, la Commission a estimé que, dans ce cas, elle exerçait des fonctions judiciaires et que ces décisions qui ne préjugent pas le fond, pouvaient être publiées.

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  8. Cf. Notes Verbales des 7 octobre 1955 et 13 avril 1956 (Vol. I, pp. 49–5o).

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  11. Cf. Law No. 1 of 1958 of the Government of Cyprus granting diplomatic privileges and immunities to members of the European Commission of Human Rights (see infra, p. 198).

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  12. It should be noted that during the proceedings the Government of Cyprus revoked or relaxed many of the regulations complained of in the Application.

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  17. Cf. Resolution (59) 12, infra, p. 186.

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Directorate of Human Rights of the Council of Europe. (1960). Inter-State Applications. In: Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights / Annuaire de la Convention Europeenne des Droits de L’Homme. Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights / Annuaire de la Convention Europeenne des Droits de L’Homme. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-2721-7_5

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