CCPR/C/115/D/2222/2012 Appendix Joint opinion of Committee members Yuji Iwasawa, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany and Konstantine Vardzelashvili (concurring) We concur with the Committee’s conclusion that the State party has violated the rights of the author under article 18 (1) of the Covenant, but for reasons different from those of the majority of the Committee.a We will retain our reasoning even though we may not find it compelling to repeat it in future communications. a 8 For details, see communications No. 2218/2012, Abdullayev v. Turkmenistan, Views adopted on 25 March 2015 (joint individual opinion of Committee members Yuji Iwasawa, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany and Konstantine Vardzelashvili); with reference to communication No. 1853/2008 and 1854/2008, Atasoy and Sarkut v. Turkey, Views adopted on 29 March 2012 (individual opinion of Committee member Gerald L. Neuman, jointly with members Yuji Iwasawa, Michael O’Flaherty and Walter Kälin); and No. 1786/2008, Kim et al. v. the Republic of Korea, Views adopted on 25 October 2012 (individual opinions of Committee member Walter Kälin and Committee members Gerald L. Neuman and Yuji Iwasawa).