CASE OF LUTSENKO v. UKRAINE (No. 2)PARTLY DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE PEJCHAL
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PARTLY DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE PEJCHAL
I am in full agreement with my colleagues regarding their conclusion declaring the application admissible. I am also in full agreement with them regarding their finding that there has been no violation on account of the conditions of the applicant ’ s detention in the detention facility from 28 April to 10 May 2011, from 23 May 2011 to 6 April 2012 and on 20 April 2012; that there has been no violation of Article 3 of the Convention on account of the medical treatment in the detention facility; that there has been a violation of Article 3 of the Convention on account of the conditions of the applicant ’ s detention on the hearing days; and that there has been a violation of Article 3 of the Convention on account of his placement in a metal cage during the trial.
However, to my regret I have to dissent regarding the finding of a violation of Article 3 of the Convention on account of the conditions of the applicant ’ s detention in the detention facility from 28 December 2010 to 28 April 2011.
The Commentary on Rule 18 of Recommendation Rec(2006)2 of the Committee of Ministers (the European Prison Rules) reads as follows:
“The [European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Degrading Treatment or Punishment], by commenting on conditions and space available in prisons in various countries has begun to indicate some minimum standards. These are considered to be 4m2 for prisoners in shared accommodation and 6m2 for a prison cell. These minima are, related however, to wider analyses of specific prison systems, including studies of how much time prisoners actually spend in their cells. These minima should not be regarded as the norm.”
Paragraph 83 of the judgment reads:
“According to the Government, the cell had a proper ventilation system and natural lighting. The applicant had had daily exercise in the fresh air, except on days when lengthy court hearings were held. He was permitted to receive drinking water from relatives. He was allowed to take a shower once or twice a week.”
The Court ’ s assessment, as set out in paragraphs 117-120, does not contain any closer analysis of the specific conditions in this particular prison, nor does it deal with the opinion of the Government. The Court only states in paragraph 117 that the applicant had “at his personal disposal 2.86 square metres .”
The case-law listed in paragraph 118 does not seem to correspond to the instant case. The conditions of the applicants in the cases of Melnik v. Ukraine ( no. 72286/01, 28 March 2006), Iglin v. Ukraine (no. 39908/05, §§ 51-52, 12 January 2012), and Zinchenko v. Ukraine (no. 63763/11, 13 March 2014) were much worse than those of the present applicant in the period from 28 December 2010 to 28 April 2011.
E very international treaty must be interpreted within the limits of international law. Any consideration of the Court is also bound by international law. The general rule of interpretation of international treaties is provided for in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, in Article 31 § 1, which reads as follows:
“A treaty shall be interpreted in good faith in accordance with the ordinary meaning to be given to the terms of the treaty in their context and in the light of its object and purpose.”
The sweeping deliberation of the Court and its uncritical interpretation of Article 3 of the Convention (which I think is contrary to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties) may be dangerous as regards the implementation of the Court ’ s case-law on the national level.
Furthermore, this sweeping kind of decision-making of the Court is not quite in line with its subsidiary role.
In view of the absence of a detailed consideration of what, in fact, transpired at national level, and in the light of the facts which can be ascertained from the judgment, I cannot agree that there has been a violation of Article 3 of the Convention.
ANNEX
Date
of the hearing
Time when t he applicant was put in the car
Arrival
in the c ourt house
Beginning
of the hearing s
End of the hearing s
Time when the car with the applicant left the court house
Time of reaching the SIZO
1
23.5.2011
-
7.20 am.
11.04 am.
3.08 pm.
3.30 pm.
4.10 pm.
2
27.5.2011
7.30 am.
7.50 am.
11.00 am.
1.49 pm.
3.00 pm.
3.15 pm.
3
9.6.2011
7.00 am.
7.20 am.
10.04 am.
4.19 pm.
5.00 pm.
5.30 pm.
4
20.6.2011
7.10 am.
7.35 am.
10.05 am.
4.33 pm.
4.40 pm.
5.25 pm.
5
21.6.2011
11.10 am.
11.30 am.
11.38 am.
12.32 pm.
1.00 pm.
1.50 pm.
6
30.6.2011
7.40 am.
8.20 am.
10.02 am.
6.15 pm.
6.50 pm.
7.15 pm.
7
5.7.2011
9.05 am.
9.25 am.
11.12 am.
12.51 pm.
1.35 pm.
2.10 pm.
8
11.7.2011
6.40 am.
7.30 am.
10.03 am.
3.17 pm.
3.50 pm.
4.07 pm.
9
14.7.2011
8.00 am
8.45 am.
10.06 am.
3.20 pm.
6.35 pm.
7.00 pm.
10
19.7.2011
7.55 am.
8.40 am.
12.15 pm.
6.05 pm.
6.00 pm.
7.57 pm.
11
27.7.2011
7.50 am.
8.10 am.
10.06 am.
6.21 pm.
7.25 pm.
7.48 pm.
12
8.8.2011
6.25 am.
7.00 am.
9.34 am.
4.14 pm.
4.45 pm.
7.25 pm.
13
11.8.2011
7.45 am.
8.35 am.
9.45 am.
11.40 am.
12.05 pm.
12.40 pm.
14
18.8.2011
7.30 am.
8.05 am.
9.20 am.
4.36 pm.
4.50 pm.
5.20 pm.
15
22.8.2011
7.38 am.
8.10 am.
9.56 am.
1.29 pm.
2.30 pm.
3.15 pm.
16
29.8.2011
7.55 am.
8.35 am.
9.19 am.
1.19 pm.
6.50 pm.
7.20 pm.
17
19.9.2011
7.40 am.
8.30 am.
9.18 am.
1.32 pm.
2.00 pm.
2.32 pm.
18
21.9.2011
7.20 am.
8.00 am.
9.18 am.
11.10 am.
11.25 am.
12.00 p m.
19
27.9.2011
7.00 am.
8.00 am.
9.17 am.
2.54 pm.
5.45 pm.
6.12 pm.
20
29.9.2011
7.45 am.
8.05 am.
9.16 am.
4.49 pm.
5.15 pm.
5.45 pm.
21
3.10.2011
7.20 am.
7.45 am.
9.15 am.
12.12 pm.
12.50 pm.
1.10 pm.
22
7.10.2011
7.00 am.
7.40 am.
8.11 am.
2.24 pm.
3.00 pm.
3.40 pm.
23
10.10.2011
7.20 am.
7.50 am.
9.17 am.
12.47 p m.
1.00 pm.
1.45 pm.
24
11.10.2011
7.50 am.
8.15 am.
9.21 am.
10.51 am.
11.30 am.
12.20 p m.
25
12.10.2011
7.30 am.
8.00 am.
9.19 am.
12.10 p m.
12.50 p m.
1.25 pm.
26
13.10.2011
7.30 am.
8.00 am.
9.19 am.
10.13 am.
10.25 am.
11.00 am.
27
14.10.2011
7.00 am.
8.00 am.
8.29 am.
2.05 pm.
4.10 pm.
4.45 pm.
28
17.10.2011
7.30 am.
8.15 a m.
9.15 am.
3. 4 1 pm.
4.15 pm.
5.00 pm.
29
18.10.2011
7.30 am.
8.00 am.
9.15 am.
12.51 p m.
1.20 pm.
2.05 pm.
30
19.10.2011
9.20 am.
10.15 am.
11.00 am.
2.29 pm.
3.10 pm.
3.50 pm.
31
21.10.2011
7.00 am.
7.45 am.
8.19 am.
9.46 am.
3.55 pm.
4.45 pm.
32
24.10.2011
7.55 am.
8.15 am.
9.17 am.
9.32 am.
9.55 am.
10.35 am.
33
25.10.2011
7.30 am.
8.00 am.
9.18 am.
9.27 am.
10.10 am.
10.40 am.
34
26.10.2011
7.40 am.
8.00 am.
9.12 am.
9.28 am.
9.50 am.
10.20 am.
35
27.10.2011
8.00 am.
8.45 am.
9.12 am.
1.00 pm.
1.10 pm.
1.50 pm.
36
28.10.2011
7.10 am.
7.50 am.
8.14 am.
11.55 am.
12.20 p m.
12.50 p m.
37
31.10.2011
7.20 am.
8.00 am.
9.12 am.
12.08 p m.
1.20 pm.
2.05 pm.
38
2.11.2011
7.30 am.
8.00 am.
9.15 am.
12.12 p m.
12.25 p m.
1.03 pm.
39
3.11.2011
7.35 am.
8.00 am.
9.13 am.
10.13 am.
10.35 am.
11.15 am.
40
4.11.2011
7.30 am.
7.50 am.
8.21 am.
10.06 am.
10.50 am.
11.20 am.
41
7.11.2011
7.50 am.
8.10 am.
9.12 am.
12.36 p m.
12 .50 p m.
1 .10 p m.
42
9.11.2011
7.50 am.
8.10 am.
9.12 am.
12.13 p m.
12.45 p m.
1.10 pm.
43
10.11.2011
8.15 am.
9.00 am.
10.32 am.
10.59 am.
1.20 pm.
2.00 pm.
44
14.11.2011
8.00 am.
8.40 am.
10.45 am.
1.47 pm.
2.15 pm.
3.15 pm.
45
16.11.2011
9.00 am.
9.20 am.
11.01 am.
2.00 pm.
2.30 pm.
3.00 pm.
46
21.11.2011
7.50 am.
8.25 am.
9.13 am.
12.12 p m.
12.50 pm.
1.15 pm.
47
23.11.2011
7.45 am.
8.00 am.
9.14 am.
12.45 pm.
1.10 pm.
1.40 pm.
48
24.11.2011
8.20 am.
8.50 am.
9.16 am.
11.50 am.
12.30 pm.
1.20 pm.
49
28.11.2011
8.00 am.
8.30 am.
9.12 am.
10.22 am.
11.00 am.
11.26 am.
50
30.11.2011
7.55 am.
8.20 am.
9.11 am.
9.16 am.
10.30 am.
11.00 am.
51
5.12.2011
8.00 am.
8.20 am.
9.14 am.
9.24 am.
10.00 am.
10.35 am.
52
12.12.2011
8.00 am.
8.15 am.
9.14 am.
10.04 am.
10.30 am.
11.00 am.
53
13.12.2011
9.08 am.
9.40 am.
11.09 am.
12.41 pm.
1.00 pm.
1.48 pm.
54
19.12.2011
7.40 pm.
8.20 am.
9.16 am.
11.29 am.
1.30 pm.
2.05 pm.
55
21.12.2011
7.50 am.
8.40 am.
10.26 am.
1.46 pm.
1.55 pm.
2.38 pm.
56
27.12.2011
8.30 am.
9.00 am.
11.08 am.
2.04 pm.
2.50 pm.
3.25 pm.
57
11.1.2012
8.00 am.
8.15 am.
9.14 am.
1.07 pm.
1.40 pm.
2.10 pm.
58
12.1.2012
8.00 am.
8.25 am.
9.10 am.
9.55 am.
10.25 am.
10.50 am.
59
13.1.2012
7.50 am.
8.10 am.
9.09 am.
5.18 pm.
5.40 pm.
6.00 pm.
60
16.1.2012
8.00 am.
8.35 pm.
9.14 am.
10.30 am.
10.45 am.
11.10 am.
61
17.1.2012
8.00 am.
8.30 am.
9.09 am.
5.55 pm.
6.20 pm.
6.45 pm.
62
18.1.2011
7.50 am.
8.10 am.
9.12 am.
2.15 pm.
2.35 pm.
3.05 pm.
63
19.1.2012
7.55 am.
8.25 am.
9.19 am.
11.16 pm.
11.25 pm.
11.45 pm.
6 4
24.1.2012
7.45 am.
8.10 am.
9.12 am.
5.59 pm.
6.30 pm.
7.10 pm.
65
26.1.2012
7.40 am.
8.15 am.
9.13 am.
5.52 pm.
6.15 pm.
6.30 pm.
66
27.1.2012
7.50 am.
8.15 am.
9.17 am.
4.04 pm.
5.05 pm.
5.35 pm.
67
30.1.2012
7.40 am.
8.10 am.
9.12 am.
4.51 pm.
6.55 pm.
7.40 pm.
68
31.1.2012
7.50 am.
8.20 am.
9.12 am.
5.46 pm.
6.45 pm.
7.30 pm.
69
1.2.2012
7.50 am.
8.10 am.
9.12 am.
3.04 pm.
5.25 pm.
5.50 pm.
70
2.2.2012
7.55 am.
8.30 am.
9.11 am.
3.00 pm.
3.25 pm.
4.00 pm.
71
6.2.2012
8.50 am.
9.10 am.
10.03 am.
6.06 pm.
7.15 pm.
8.00 pm.
72
7.2.2012
7.50 am.
8.25 am.
9.13 am.
3.25 pm.
4.30 pm.
5.20 pm.
73
8.2.2012
9.05 am.
9.40 am.
10.06 am.
2.23 pm.
2.35 pm.
3.00 pm.
74
9.2.2012
8.45 am.
9.20 am.
10.05 am.
5.51 pm.
6.05 pm.
6.50 pm.
75
10.2.2012
7.00 am.
7.20 am.
8.01 am.
1.41 pm.
2.10 pm.
2.40 pm.
76
14.2.2012
8.15 am.
8.50 am.
9.38 am.
6.08 pm.
7.35 pm.
8.10 pm.
77
15.2.2012
8.20 am.
8.45 am.
9.33 am.
5.40 pm.
6.00 pm.
6.50 pm.
7 8
16.2.2012
8.00 am.
8.30 am.
9.35 am.
1.13 pm.
1.35 pm.
2.10 pm.
79
27.2.2012
7.40 am.
8.00 am.
-
-
4.20 pm.
4.55 pm.