[The highest Greek court ruled that the Greece Catholic Church (church) has no legal personality to bring legal proceedings to protect its property rights; the European Court of Human Rights (Court) concludes that such denial of access to a court violates the Convention and that the church has claimed reasonable damages resulting from its inability to bring proceedings concerning the rebuilding of a surrounding wall]

[Proceedings were instituted by an agent of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines on 13 November 1997; the dispute concerns the prompt release of the M/V “Saiga” and its crew; written submissions; hearings were held on 26 & 27 November 1997; names of,representatives and witnesses]

Pending before the Court is a request by the United States (the Government) for this Court to authorize the surrender of Elizaphan Ntakirutimana (the Extraditee) to the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsiblefor Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide or Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighboring States (the Tribunal).For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES this request and ORDERS the immediate release of the Extradit

Weaknesses in the banking system of a country, whether developing or developed, can threaten financial stability both within that country and internationally. The need to improve the strength of financial systems hasattracted growing international concern. The Communique issued at the close of the Lyon G-7 Summit in June 1996 called for action in this domain. Several official bodies, including the Basle Committee on Banking Supervision, the Bank for International Settlements, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, have recently been examining ways to strengthen financial stability throughout the world.