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INTERNATIONAL LAW
General Editors: Professor Philip Alston, Professor of International Law
at New York University, and Professor Vaughan Lowe QC, Essex Court Chambers,
London and Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
by
WILLIAM A. SCHABAS OC MRIA
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Preface
My first visit to Strasbourg was in 1993 when I accompanied a team of law students from
the Université du Québec à Montréal to participate in a French-language moot court held
before a simulated European Court of Human Rights. The following year, the student
team from my university actually won the competition. I was able to share with them a
two-week stage at the European Commission on Human Rights later that year, sworn to
silence because of the secrecy of the proceedings.
There was great concern then about the future of the Convention institutions. Indeed,
it seemed then as if the European Court was confronting a profound crisis. The case load
was increasingly burdensome, several new countries had recently joined the system as the
Council of Europe expanded eastward, and there appeared to be a degree of tension
between the two Convention organs that we were able to see in action, the Commission
and the Court. This sense of uncertainty did not diminish in the years that followed.
Modifications were made to the system in an effort to adjust. But the amendments had
barely entered into force before talk began about a new phase of changes. Yet the Court’s
survival, and its success, cannot be doubted. In modern human rights, it is one of the great
stories of success. Moreover, it has contributed hugely to the creation and maintenance of
a zone of peace within a continent that, over the decades and indeed centuries that
preceded its establishment, had seen the most destructive wars in human history.
The seeds of the European Convention on Human Rights were sown by the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10
December 1948. Several of the personalities involved in that process went on to play an
important role in the drafting of the Convention. Of course, only some of the rights in the
Universal Declaration were transposed to the Convention. Those that were incorporated,
be it in the Convention itself or the Protocols adopted subsequently, were then applied
and interpreted by the European Commission and the European Court as well as, but
to a lesser extent, by national courts where the Convention was applicable. In this way,
albeit indirectly, the case law under the European Convention on Human Rights also
constitutes judicial interpretation of the provisions of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights. Thereby, an important contribution is made to the elaboration of the
general law of human rights, valid throughout the world, even in the absence of treaty
obligations and a monitoring system. That is an enormous contribution. Not only has the
Convention helped mould and protect European public order, it is responsible for
important components of the global ius commune that ensures human rights and dignity
for all.
Without any doubt, there is more academic literature on the European Convention on
Human Rights than on any other treaty or system of modern human rights law. At the
institutional level, the European Court of Human Rights, as well as the European
Commission of Human Rights, before it closed its doors in 1998, have generated more
case law than any other comparable bodies. It would take many volumes and thousands of
pages to attempt to cover this material in anything resembling an exhaustive fashion. Of
course, that is not the purpose of an article-by-article commentary. Rather, such an
endeavour aims to provide a relatively succinct guideline to the treaty as a whole, with
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links and cross-references as well as indications for further reading in both the jurispru-
dence and the secondary literature. The case law is up to date as of 31 December 2014.
The idea for this project belongs to John Louth of Oxford University Press. The
research and writing took somewhat longer than was expected, partly because the
enormity of the venture was underestimated and partly because there were distractions
along the way. I am grateful to John for asking me to undertake this challenge, and for his
constant support and encouragement. The institutional support of the School of Law at
Middlesex University is greatly appreciated. Special thanks are due to Catherine Funnell,
the law librarian, for her invaluable assistance. I am also grateful to Zhao Xin, a student of
mine at Sciences Po, who assisted me with some research. The most important support,
however, was from Penelope, who insisted upon the book’s importance. She encouraged
me at every step of the way, not to mention her precious help in the final stages of
proofreading.
William Schabas
London and Paris
January 2015
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Contents
Preamble 53
Article 1. Obligation to respect human rights 84
SECTION I. RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
Article 2. Right to life 117
Article 3. Prohibition of torture 164
Article 4. Prohibition of slavery and forced labour 201
Article 5. Right to liberty and security 219
Article 6. Right to a fair trial 264
Article 7. No punishment without law 328
Article 8. Right to respect for private and family life 358
Article 9. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion 412
Article 10. Freedom of expression 444
Article 11. Freedom of assembly and association 483
Article 12. Right to marry 528
Article 13. Right to an effective remedy 546
Article 14. Prohibition of discrimination 555
Article 15. Derogation in time of emergency 587
Article 16. Restrictions on political activity of aliens 606
Article 17. Prohibition of abuse of rights 611
Article 18. Limitation on use of restrictions on rights 623
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SECTION II. EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Article 19. Establishment of the Court 631
Article 20. Number of judges 643
Article 21. Criteria for office 647
Article 22. Election of judges 658
Article 23. Terms of office and dismissal 668
Article 24. Registry and rapporteurs 675
Article 25. Plenary Court 678
Article 26. Single-judge formation, Committees, Chambers, and
Grand Chamber 686
Article 27. Competence of single judges 696
Article 28. Competence of Committees 699
Article 29. Decisions by Chambers on admissibility and merits 705
Article 30. Relinquishment of jurisdiction to the Grand Chamber 709
Article 31. Powers of the Grand Chamber 713
Article 32. Jurisdiction of the Court 715
Article 33. Inter-State cases 723
Article 34. Individual applications 731
Article 35. Admissibility criteria 753
Article 36. Third-party intervention 788
Article 37. Striking out applications 796
Article 38. Examination of the case 803
Article 39. Friendly settlements 816
Article 40. Public hearings and access to documents 825
Article 41. Just satisfaction 830
Article 42. Judgments of Chambers 841
Article 43. Referral to the Grand Chamber 843
Article 44. Final judgments 849
Article 45. Reasons for judgments and decisions 857
Article 46. Binding force and execution of judgments 861
Article 47. Advisory opinions 874
Article 48. Advisory jurisdiction of the Court 884
Article 49. Reasons for advisory opinions 887
Article 50. Expenditure on the Court 889
Article 51. Privileges and immunities of judges 891
SECTION III. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Article 52. Inquiries by the Secretary General 897
Article 53. Safeguard for existing human rights 902
Article 54. Powers of the Committee of Ministers 905
Article 55. Exclusion of other means of dispute settlement 907
Article 56. Territorial application 916
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Preamble 955
Article 1. Protection of property 958
Article 2. Right to education 986
Article 3. Right to free elections 1011
Article 4. Territorial application 1033
Article 5. Relationship to the Convention 1037
Article 6. Signature and ratification 1039
Preamble 1045
Article 1. Prohibition of imprisonment for debt 1048
Article 2. Freedom of movement 1052
Article 3. Prohibition of expulsion of nationals 1067
Article 4. Prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens 1075
Article 5. Territorial application 1081
Article 6. Relationship to the Convention 1085
Article 7. Signature and ratification 1087
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Preamble 1125
Article 1. Procedural safeguards relating to expulsion of aliens 1126
Article 2. Right of appeal in criminal matters 1134
Article 3. Compensation for wrongful conviction 1142
Article 4. Right not to be tried or punished twice 1147
Article 5. Equality between spouses 1157
Article 6. Territorial application 1160
Article 7. Relationship to the Convention 1164
Article 8. Signature and ratification 1166
Article 9. Entry into force 1168
Article 10. Depositary functions 1170
Preamble 1173
Article 1. General prohibition of discrimination 1177
Article 2. Territorial application 1189
Article 3. Relationship to the Convention 1191
Article 4. Signature and ratification 1192
Article 5. Entry into force 1193
Article 6. Depositary functions 1194
Preamble 1197
Article 1. Abolition of the death penalty 1201
Article 2. Prohibition of derogations 1203
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Preamble 1213
Article 1. Requests for an advisory opinion 1215
Article 2. Acceptance of requests 1219
Article 3. Participation in proceedings 1222
Article 4. Content and issuance of advisory opinions 1224
Article 5. Non-binding nature of advisory opinions 1225
Article 6. Relationship to the Convention 1227
Article 7. Signature and ratification 1228
Article 8. Entry into force 1229
Article 9. Reservations 1230
Article 10. Designation of courts or tribunals 1231
Article 11. Depositary functions 1232
Index 1233
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Table of Cases xv
Aerts v Belgium, 30 July 1998, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998-V. . . . . . 41, 174, 184, 232, 275
AGOSI v United Kingdom, 24 October 1986, Series A no. 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282, 974, 979
Agrotexim and Others v Greece, 24 October 1995, Series A no. 330-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92, 736
A.H. v United Kingdom, no. 3868/68, Collection 34, p. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
A.H. Khan v United Kingdom, no. 6222/10, 20 December 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367, 397
Ahmed v Austria, 17 December 1996, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Ahmed v Romania, no. 34621/03, 13 July 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1130
Ahmed and Others v United Kingdom, 2 September 1998, Reports of Judgments and
Decisions 1998-VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465, 522, 790, 1018, 1030
Ahmed Ali v Netherlands (dec.), no. 26494, 24 January 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .793, 795
Ahmet Arslan and Others v Turkey, no. 41135/98, 23 February 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431, 437
Ahmet Özkan and Others v Turkey, no. 21689/93, 6 April 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153, 812
Ahmet Sadık v Greece, 15 November 1996, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-V . . . . . . . . . . 769
Ahmet Yıldırım v Turkey, no. 3111/10, ECHR 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452, 455, 456, 462, 466
Ahmet Yıldırım v Turkey, no. 3111/10, Concurring Opinion of Judge Pinto de Albuquerque,
ECHR 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Air Canada v United Kingdom, 5 May 1995, Series A no. 316-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282, 974
Airey v Ireland, 9 October 1979, Series A no. 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273, 285, 368, 388, 764, 900
Ajayi and Others v United Kingdom (dec.), no. 27663/95, 22 June 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .396, 398
Akay v Turkey (dec.), no. 34501/97, 19 February 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301–2, 640
Akdaş v Turkey, no. 41056/04, 16 February 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .464, 472
Akdeniz v Turkey, no. 25165/94, 31 May 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721
Akdeniz and Others v Turkey, no. 23954/94, 31 May 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811
Akdivar and Others v Turkey, 16 September 1996, Reports of Judgments and
Decisions 1996-IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627, 765–6
Akdivar and Others v Turkey (Article 50), 1 April 1998, Reports of Judgments and
Decisions 1998-II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839
Akgöl and Göl v Turkey, nos 28495/06 and 28156/06, 17 May 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280, 476, 499
Akhmadov and Others v Russia, no. 21586/02, 14 November 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Akhmadova and Sadulayeva v Russia, no. 40464/02, 10 May 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811
Akhmatov v Russia, nos 38828/10, 2543/11, 2650/11, 2685/11, 7409/11, 14321/11,
and 26277/11, 16 January 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811
Akkum and Others v Turkey, no. 21894/93, ECHR 2005-II (extracts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170, 813
Akman v Turkey (striking out), no. 37453/97, ECHR 2001-VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797
Akpınar and Altun v Turkey, no. 56760/00, 27 February 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Aksoy v Turkey, 18 December 1996, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-VI. . . . . . . . . 44, 83, 168,
179–80, 175, 226, 247–8, 598, 600, 747, 764–6, 768, 809
Aksu v Turkey [GC], nos 4149/04 and 41029/04, ECHR 2012. . . . . . . 368–9, 375, 379–80, 742, 848
Aktaş v Turkey, no. 24351/94, ECHR 2003-V (extracts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570
A.L. v Germany, no. 72758/01, 28 April 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Al-Adsani v United Kingdom, no. 35763/97, ECHR 2001-XI . . . . . . . . 37–9, 43–4, 65, 100, 179, 286
Al-Adsani v United Kingdom, no. 35763/97, Concurring Opinion of Judge Pellonpää
Joined by Judge Sir Nicholas Bratza, ECHR 2001-XI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Al-Dulimi and Montana Management Inc. v Switzerland, no. 5809/08,
26 November 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 92, 95, 712
Al-Dulimi and Montana Management Inc. v Switzerland, no. 5809/08, Dissenting
Opinion of Judge Lorenzen Joined by Judges Raimondi and Jočiené, 26 November 2013 . . . . . . . 36
Al-Dulimi and Montana Management Inc. v Switzerland, no. 5809/08, Partly Dissenting
Opinion of Judge Sajó, 26 November 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Al Fayed v France (dec.), no. 38501/02, 27 September 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Al Husin v Bosnia and Herzegovina, no. 3727/08, 7 February 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239, 243
Al-Jedda v United Kingdom [GC], no. 27021/08, ECHR 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Al-Khawaja and Tahery v United Kingdom [GC], nos 26766/05 and 22228/06,
ECHR 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312–3
Al-Nashif v Bulgaria, no. 50963/99, 20 June 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257, 403, 435, 780
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Banković and Others v Belgium and Others (dec.), no. 52207/99, ECHR 2001-XII . . . . . 54, 87, 92–3,
95, 97, 102–4, 1045
Bannikov v Latvia, no. 19279/03, 11 June 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 783
Baran v Turkey, no. 48988/99, 10 November 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Barankevich v Russia (dec.), no. 10519/03, 20 October 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772
Barankevich v Russia, no. 10519/03, 26 July 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431, 491, 493–5
Baranowski v Poland, no. 28358/95, ECHR 2000-III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230–1, 256
Barberà, Messegué and Jabardo v Spain, 6 December 1988, Series
A no. 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 271, 287, 298, 300
Barbu Anghelescu v Romania, no. 46430/99, 5 October 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193, 807
Barišič v Slovenia, no. 32600/05, 18 October 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855
Bartik v Russia, no. 55565/00, ECHR 2006-XV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 378, 1011, 1058, 1062
Barraco v France, no. 32684/05, 5 March 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495, 498–9, 516
Basileo and Others v Italy (dec.), no. 11303/02, 23 August 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780
Basque Nationalist Party—Iparralde Regional Organisation v France, no. 71251/01,
ECHR 2007-II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Bastone v Italy (dec.), no. 59638/00, ECHR 2005-II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Batı and Others v Turkey, nos 33097/96 and 57834/00, ECHR 2004-IV (extracts). . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Baucher v France, no. 53640/00, 24 July 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1135
Baudinière and Vauzelle v France, nos 25708/03 and 25719/03,
6 December 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973
Baumann v Austria (revision), no. 76809/01, 9 June 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .853, 855
Baumann v France, no. 33592/96, ECHR 2001-V (extracts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769, 1056, 1058, 1061
Bayatyan v Armenia, no. 23459/03, 27 October 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 848
Bayatyan v Armenia, no. 23459/03, Concurring Opinion of Judge Fura,
27 October 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712
Bayatyan v Armenia [GC], no. 23459/03, ECHR 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 47–8, 216, 420–1, 427,
433–4, 436, 471, 512, 848
Baybaşın v Netherlands, no. 13600/02, 6 July 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Baybora and Others v Cyprus (dec.), no. 77116/01, 22 October 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770
Bayer v Germany, no. 8453/04, 16 July 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Bayram and Yıldırım v Turkey (dec.), no. 38587/97, ECHR 2002-III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773
Baytar v Turkey, no. 45440/04, 14 October 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Bazorkina v Russia, no. 69481/01, 27 July 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123, 170, 748, 808, 811, 813
Becciev v Moldova, no. 9190/03, 4 October 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 251–2
Beer and Regan v Germany [GC], no. 28934/95, 18 February 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Beganović v Croatia, no. 46423/06, 25 June 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126, 192, 197
Begheluri and Others v Georgia, no. 28490/02, 7 October 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196–7
Behrami and Behrami v France and Saramati v France, Germany and
Norway (dec.) [GC], nos 71412/01 and 78166/01, 2 May 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 67, 106, 694
Beiere v Latvia, no. 30954/05, 29 November 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
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OUP CORRECTED PROOF – FINAL, 9/9/2015, SPi
Mais le plus difficile n’est pas d’« allumer » le public sur une
pièce ; il est autrement plus malaisé d’y intéresser un directeur.
Devant ce souverain juge, quelle est la situation la plus
favorable ? Etre un peu connu ou tout à fait ignoré ?
La plupart des directeurs aiment bien le véritable auteur inconnu.
Car, même lorsqu’ils ne sont pas des directrices, ils ont l’âme très
féminine. Ils aiment mieux supposer et imaginer que connaître. Ils
préfèrent l’espoir confus et illimité à la réalité trop strictement
évaluée et définie.
C’est pour cette raison qu’une pièce non encore écrite les
intéresse beaucoup plus qu’un manuscrit achevé. Nous avons
maintes fois recommandé aux jeunes auteurs, s’ils arrivent à obtenir
une entrevue, de ne jamais apporter au directeur le manuscrit de
leur pièce. Il vaut mieux raconter le sujet avec entrain et ne remettre
le manuscrit que beaucoup plus tard, au moment où le directeur,
pressé par les circonstances, n’a plus le temps matériel de refuser
votre ouvrage.
Mais partez bien de cette idée qu’il est extrêmement dangereux
de laisser un directeur en tête-à-tête avec un manuscrit.
Même s’il ne le lit pas, c’est très grave.
La seule présence sur son bureau d’un gros cahier à couverture
orange ou bleue suffit à le dégoûter de la pièce et de l’auteur.
A Pierre Veber.
PERSONNAGES :
ELLE, fille du directeur ;
LUI, mari d’Elle ;
L’HOMME DE PAILLE.
SCÈNE PREMIÈRE
Lui, Elle
Lui
Elle
Pourquoi c’en est-il fait ?
Lui
Elle
Lui
Elle
Lui
Elle
Lui
Elle
Lui
Que dis-tu ?
Lui
Elle
Lui, douloureusement
Elle
Lui
Ah ! de grâce, écoutez !
Elle
Lui, suppliant
Restez !
Elle
(Elle sort.)
Lui
(Fanfare.)
Lui,
qui renonce, vu l’urgence, à s’expliquer en vers.
L’Homme de paille
Lui
Tu es sociétaire ?