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With
the
referral
of
the
present
case
to
the
Grand
Chamber
the
question
arose
whether
strict
application
of
the
criterion
established
in
N.
v.
the
United
Kingdom
,
without
taking
into
consideration
circumstances
other
than
the
fact
that
the
person
concerned
was
“
close
to
death
”
(
see
paragraph
181
of
the
present
judgment
)
,
did
not
create
a
gap
in
the
protection
against
inhuman
treatment
.
I
have
no
difficulty
finding
,
like
my
colleagues
in
the
Grand
Chamber
,
that
such
a
gap
exists
,
and
in
clarifying
our
case
-
law
in
order
to
fill
that
gap
while
at
the
same
time
maintaining
a
high
threshold
for
the
application
of
Article
3
of
the
Convention
(
see
,
in
particular
,
paragraph
183
of
the
present
judgment
)
.
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