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type of grounds or concerning the body competent on appeal. 7 Electoral laws of Cyprus, Greece and Israel do not seem to exist in English or French, which prevented

reiterates that, under its case-law, the notion of “individual rights” (see Aziz v. Cyprus, no. 69949/01, § 25, ECHR 2004-V, and Ždanoka v. Latvia [GC], no. 58278/00

domain (see Podkolzina v. Latvia, no. 46726/99, § 49, ECHR 2002-II; Aziz v. Cyprus, no. 69949/01, § 43, ECHR 2004-V; Melnychenko v. Ukraine, no. 17707/02, §

to the historical and political factors peculiar to each State” (see Aziz v. Cyprus, no. 69949/01, § 28, ECHR 2004-V). 109. The Court recalls that this case

§ 65, cited above, and Alithia Publishing Company Ltd and Constantinides v. Cyprus, no. 17550/03, § 65, 22 May 2008). The methods of objective and balanced

Rule 44 § 5 of the Rules of Court (ibid., § 76; see also Rantsev v. Cyprus and Russia, no. 25965/04, § 195, ECHR 2010 (extracts)). 35. The foregoing factors

purposes of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (see, mutatis mutandis, Aziz v. Cyprus, no. 69949/01, § 28, ECHR 2004-V). In particular, the Court has found

favour one political party over another (referring to, inter alia, Aziz v. Cyprus, no. 69949/01, § 28, ECHR 2004-V, and Yumak and Sadak, cited above, §

гарантією проти прийняття свавільних рішень. СПРАВА «АЗІЗ ПРОТИ КІПРУ» (AZIZ V. CYPRUS) (ЗАЯВА № 69949/01) 22 ЧЕРВНЯ 2004 РОКУ п. 27-28 Рішенням у справі

appointment of members of the legislature (Aziz v. Cyprus, 2004, § 28; Tănase v. Moldova [GC], 2010, § 158). In Aziz v. Cyprus, 2004, the Court ruled on the inability

rights guaranteed by the treaty. However, as of 8 June 2002, only Cyprus and Georgia had ratified this Protocol, which needs ten ratifications to

persons from participating in the political life of the country (see Aziz v. Cyprus, no. 69949/01, § 28, ECHR 2004-V) and whether the discrepancies created by

restrictions on it 38. Eight member States – Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Malta, Montenegro and San Marino – do not allow voting from abroad in

Costa Rica ...................... 29 November 1968 (Signature affixed on 19 December 1966.) Cyprus ......................... 2April 1969 (Signature affixed on 19 December 1966.) Czechoslovakia***

court discussing this issue in a non-election law context, see Panovits v. Cyprus, Eur. Ct. H.R., App. No. 4268/04, Judgment of 11 Dec. 2008, ¶ 60.

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