Tokens: The
Court
’s
case
-
law
has
consistently
emphasised
that
Article
7
is
meant
to
guard
against
arbitrary
results
in
sentencing
(
see
S.W.
v.
the
United
Kingdom
,
22
November
1995
,
§
35
,
Series
A
no
.
335‑B
)
.
Thus
,
in
the
present
case
,
it
would
be
against
the
core
principles
of
fairness
that
underpin
Article
7
to
interpret
Article
53
§
2
(
2
)
by
invoking
the
principle
of
lex
mitior
.
The
sentenced
person
is
no
worse
off
if
he
or
she
continues
to
be
subject
to
a
cumulative
sentence
.
Where
a
person
was
sentenced
to
thirty
years
,
the
only
consequence
as
regards
other
convictions
is
that
in
the
Slovenian
system
the
other
convictions
do
not
enter
into
consideration
(
except
perhaps
where
the
convicted
person
becomes
eligible
for
parole
before
twenty
years
have
elapsed
.
But
we
are
not
called
upon
to
speculate
on
Slovenian
law
)
.
Accordingly
,
having
taken
into
account
the
legislative
history
of
the
2008
Criminal
Code
,
the
absurd
result
that
would
be
achieved
by
applying
the
lex
mitior
,
and
the
clear
intention
of
the
Slovenian
legislature
,
the
domestic
courts
were
entitled
to
conclude
that
Article
53
§
2
(
2
)
should
be
interpreted
as
imposing
a
maximum
sentence
of
thirty
years
in
this
case
.
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