Although the respondent State did not raise any objection as to the Court’s competence ratione personae, this issue calls for consideration ex officio by the Court (see Sejdić and Finci v

Bosnia and Herzegovina [GC], nos. 2312/08 and 34179/08, § 81, ECHR 2013 (extracts), and Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina [GC], nos.   27996/06 and 34836/06, § 55, ECHR 2009).

    En revanche, même si l’État défendeur n’a pas soulevé d’objection quant à sa compétence ratione personae ( Sejdić et Finci c.

It thus introduces a general prohibition on discrimination (see Sejdić and Finci v.   Bosnia and Herzegovina [GC], nos. 27996/06 and 34836/06, § 53, ECHR 2009).

  11676/04, ECHR 2004-VI; see also Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina [GC], nos. 27996/06 and 34836/06, § 54, ECHR 2009).

regard de l’article 14, il doit y avoir une différence dans le traitement de personnes placées dans des situations analogues ou comparables (voir, parmi beaucoup d’autres, voir, parmi beaucoup d’autres, Sejdić

  23755/07, § 70, ECHR 2016, Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina [GC], nos.   27996/06 and 34836/06, § 27, ECHR 2009).

meant that the distinction in issue did not pursue a legitimate aim or that there was not a reasonable relationship of proportionality between the means employed and the aim sought to be realised (see Sejdić

Erna Brka 05/12/1979 Zenica Cantonal Court, 23/03/2009   02/03/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 9 day(s)       1,000 350   19119/15 13/04/2015 Smajo Sejdić

    Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 extends the scope of protection of Article   14 to “any right set forth by law”, introducing a general prohibition of discrimination (see Sejdić and Finci

It thus introduces a general prohibition of discrimination ( Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina [GC], nos. 27996/06 and 34836/06, § 53, ECHR 2009). 40.

  43546/02, §   48, 22   January 2008; and Sejdić and Finci v.   Bosnia-Herzegovina [GC], nos.   27996/06 and   34836/06, §   39, ECHR   2009). 31.

Latvia [GC], no. 55707/00, § 81, ECHR 2009; and Sejdić and Finci v.   Bosnia and Herzegovina [GC], nos. 27996/06 and 34836/06, § 42, ECHR 2009). 82 .

Convention prohibits discrimination in the enjoyment of “the rights and freedoms set forth in [the] Convention”, Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 introduces a general prohibition of discrimination (see Sejdić

particular ethnicity (Moldovan) on an individual, a practice which I find per se contrary to the principle of self-identification which was not only accepted but further developed in the Grand Chamber's Sejdić

does not pursue a “legitimate aim” or that there is not a “reasonable relationship of proportionality between the means employed and the aim sought to be realised” (see, among many other authorities, Sejdić

  Irlande , 26 octobre 1988, § 31, série A n o 142 ; Sejdić et Finci c.   Bosnie ‑ Herzegovine [GC], n os 27996/06 et 34836/06 , § 28, 22   décembre   2009). 33.

  113, and Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina [GC], nos.   27996/06 and 34836/06, § 40, ECHR 2009; see also the travaux préparatoires, vol. VIII, pp. 46, 50 and 52). 28 .

Il introduit donc une interdiction générale de la discrimination ( Sejdić et Finci c.   Bosnie ‑ Herzégovine [GC], n os 27996/06 et 34836/06, § 53, CEDH 2009). 24.

poursuit pas un «   but légitime   » ou qu’il n’existe pas un «   rapport raisonnable de proportionnalité entre les moyens employés et le but visé   » (voir, parmi beaucoup d’autres, Sejdić