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N.N. compensation for lost wages and various benefits for the period when she had not been employed or had been paid a lower salary by other employers. The remainder of N.N.’s claim was dismissed. On 23 September 2008, the Constitutional Court, in a three-judge panel in charge of the examination of constitutional appeals in the field of administrative law, which included judge M.K., refused to accept the applicant company’s constitutional appeal for consideration, stating that its fundamental rights and freedoms had not been violated. The decision, which included the information on the composition of the panel, was taken in camera and without the attendance of the applicant company or the respondent party. Questions: 1. What is an independent tribunal under the Convention? 2. Was the application admissible? Please explain. 3. What are the Convention requirements for the right to an impartial tribunal? 4. Which provision(s) of the Convention are involved in the case? 5. How would you decide the case if you were a judge on the Court?

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