Tokens: 7
.
We
believe
that
the
majority
in
this
case
have
,
once
again
,
unnecessarily
and
unjustifiably
limited
the
scope
of
application
of
Article
18
.
Although
the
text
of
Article
18
makes
clear
that
the
Article
enshrines
an
accessory
right
that
must
be
invoked
with
another
Article
of
the
Convention
,
there
is
nothing
to
suggest
that
this
other
Article
must
have
express
or
implied
restrictions
built
into
the
text
of
the
provision
.
In
fact
,
the
drafting
history
of
Article
18
indicates
that
its
application
was
never
intended
to
be
limited
to
those
provisions
of
the
Convention
containing
a
restriction
clause
.
Instead
,
as
per
its
ratio
conventionis
,
Article
18
applies
to
limitations
on
all
Convention
rights
,
with
the
exception
of
those
absolute
rights
,
like
Article
3
for
example
,
that
do
not
permit
limitations
and
to
which
it
therefore
can
not
logically
be
applied
.
Article
6
,
unlike
Article
3
,
does
not
protect
an
absolute
right
,
and
according
to
both
its
wording
and
the
Court
’s
case
-
law
the
provision
does
include
inherent
or
implied
restrictions
(
see
Van
Mechelen
and
Others
v.
the
Netherlands
,
23
April
1997
,
§
§
54
and
58
,
Reports
of
Judgments
and
Decisions
1997
-
III
;
Doorson
v.
the
Netherlands
,
26
March
1996
,
§
72
,
Reports
1996
-
II
;
Deweer
v.
Belgium
,
27
February
1980
,
§
49
,
Series
A
no
.
35
;
Kart
v.
Turkey
[
GC
]
,
no
.
8917/05
,
§
67
,
ECHR
2009
(
extracts
)
;
and
Guérin
v.
France
,
29
July
1998
,
§
37
,
Reports
1998
-
V
)
.
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