The concept of 'internal judicial independence' in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights - Volume 15 Issue 1 . Judgment [ edit] The Court held that there was a violation of Article 6 (1) ECHR. The Politics of International Judicial Appointments: Evidence from the European Court of Human Rights - Volume 61 Issue 4 . Born in 1962 in Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), Mr Dean Spielmann graduated in law in 1988 from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium) before continuing his studies at the Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), where he obtained the title of Master of Laws in 1990. LL.D. The mandate was further extended by resolutions 8/6, 17/2, 26/7, 35/11, and most recently, 44/8. ), Constituting Europe, CUP: Cambridge 2013, 43. Court of Justice of the European Union | European Union The concept of 'internal judicial independence' in the case law of the [85][86] Pending applications peaked at 151,600 in 2011 and were reduced to 59,800 by 2019. Coordinates: 483548N 074627E European Court of Human Rights building The European Court of Human Rights ( ECHR or ECtHR ), also known as the Strasbourg Court, [1] is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights. Later he was tasked by Council of Europe to promote the ECHR also in other European countries in transition. This flow chart indicates the progress of a case by judicial formation. which can lead to a unanimous decision by a committee of three judges (including the rapporteur) to dismiss a case before deciding on its merits. Judgments of 16 February 2021 - hudoc.echr.coe.int He was also involved in the work of the Committee on the Development of the Finnish Courts, where he was Vice-Chairman from 2001 to 2003. She also holds a diploma of the Academy of European Law at the European University Institute (Florence, Italy) from 2004. He subsequently joined the European Commission as Head of the Governance and Ethics Unit and then, in 2010, as the Head of the Infectious Diseases and Public Health Unit. From mid-1991 to mid-1992, she was Deputy Director for EU Transport Policy within the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vienna. [62], International law scholars consider the ECtHR to be the most effective international human rights court in the world. MrZilgavis was appointed as a Judge at the General Court on 27September 2021. Mr. Garca-Sayn was a judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for two consecutive terms. From 1999, Mr Tth also dedicated himself to an academic career at the Pzmny Pter Katolikus Egyetem (PzmnyPter Catholic University, Hungary). Between 1992 and 2009, he was also a judge at the Krajsk sd v Koiciach (Regional Court, Koice, Slovakia), where he was President of Chamber from 1994 to 2009. He continued his university education at luniversit de Lige (University of Lige, Belgium), where he was awarded a diplme dtudes approfondies (diploma of advanced studies) in European law in 2002. MrMac Eochaidh was appointed as a Judge at the General Court on 8June 2017. MrTruchot was re-appointed as a Judge at the General Court on 26September 2019 and has served as President of the Chamber since 19September 2022. MsElisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger was born in 1957 in Vienna (Austria) and obtained a law degree in 1980, which she supplemented with studies in international law at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) in 1981. Back in Sweden, Mr berg began an academic career as a researcher and lecturer at Stockholms universitet. Each judge is elected by majority vote in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from among three candidates nominated by each contracting state. Born in 1979 in Maribor (Slovenia), Ms Maja Brkan obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from Univerza v Ljubljani (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) in 2003 and an LL.M. [18][21], Any contracting state to the European Convention on Human Rights can sue another contracting state in the court for alleged breaches of the convention, although in practice this is very rare. He then became an attach de justice delegated to the office of the Public Attorney of Luxembourg and held that position for one year before being appointed as a judge at the Tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg (Luxembourg District Court) from 1984 to 1986. In addition, he taught EU law and European litigation as a visiting professor at universit Paris 2 Panthon-Assas (University of Paris II, Panthon-Assas, France) from 2011 to 2013. In 2012, she participated in the management of the tasks carried out by the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union, holding the position of Legal Adviser. From 1991 to 1994, he subsequently joined the judiciary in his native country as a judge, and then, from 1993 to 1994, as Vice-President of the Vilniaus miesto apylinks teismas (Vilnius City District Court, Lithuania). MsSteinfatt was appointed as a Judge at the General Court on 26September 2019. MrSchalin was appointed as a Judge at the General Court on 8June 2016 and has served as President of the Chamber since 19September 2022. Between 2007 and 2009, Mr De Baere served as a Legal Secretary at the Court of Justice for Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston, then, from 2016 to 2017, for Judge Alexandra (Sacha) Prechal. In 1996 she was admitted as a lawyer in the Bucharest Bar. [31] This condition is the consequence of the subsidiary jurisdiction of the supranational court, which monitors the application of the convention and seeks to eradicate human rights violations. In 2009, he joined the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) to teach EU and international law, which he then taught as lecturer from 2010 to 2014 and as Associate Professor since 2015. Even though its member states are party to the convention, the European Union itself is not a party, as it did not have competence to do so under previous treaties. )", "Certiorari through the Back Door? Mr Valanius was appointed as a Judge at the General Court on 13 April 2016. He dedicated himself to teaching international law and began his professional career at the Universidad de La Rioja (University of La Rioja, Spain) as senior lecturer from 1993 to 1996, then as professor from 1996 to 2001. If the Judge Rapporteur decides that the case can proceed, the case is then referred to a chamber of the court which, unless it decides that the application is inadmissible, communicates the case to the government of the state against which the application is made, asking the government to present its observations on the case. Between 1993 and 2009, he practised as a Barrister at the Irish Bar, then subsequently as Senior Counsel from 2009. H.R. He began his career as Abogado del Estado: from 2002 to 2005, he represented the State before Spanish courts before joining, from 2005 to 2006, the Legal Service of the Spanish Ministry of Culture. His peers elected him as President of Chamber for two successive terms from 18September 2013 to 31August 2019. He continued his studies at the universit de Nancy II (University of Nancy II, France) where he obtained a postgraduate degree in Community law in 1988. They are renowned for their morality and competence. He also served as legal advisor in the Maltese Ministry of the Economy and the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority from 2000 to 2012. This simplified version of selected Articles from the Convention tends to present the main rights and freedoms. [60], A 2016 book characterizes Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Sweden to be mostly friendly to ECtHR judgements; France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey to be moderately critical; the United Kingdom to be strongly critical and Russia to be openly hostile. On return to the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MsTichy-Fisslberger was called upon to act as Director of General Affairs of the EU and EU Institutions between 2000 and 2003. TODAY AT 15:00 SIDE-EVENT TO THE 53RD SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL A discussion around the first report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers. Mr Svenningsen was appointed a judge of the Civil Service Tribunal on 7October 2013 and served on that Tribunal until its dissolution on 1September 2016. From 1993 to 1995, he trained as a lawyer in the context of examinations for admission to the legal profession. In 1994, he was appointed technical adviser to the French Minister for Justice, a position which he held until 1995, before being appointed judge at the Tribunal de grande instance de Nmes (Regional Court, Nmes, France), where he served from 1995 to 1996. Between 2005 and 2009, he was head of the Commercial Law Division. President of Panel, Administrative Law, Supreme Court, 2011-2015. He held that position for a year before working in the Federal Chancellerys Legal Service from 1995 to 2000, first as a member then as head of department. MrNmm was appointed as a Judge at the General Court on 26September 2019. Throughout her career, she also specialised in several fields including intellectual property law (registered as an intellectual property representative with the Patentno Vedomstvo na Republika Bulgaria (Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria)) and economic law (registered as a representative for bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings with the Bulgarian Ministry of Justice). He was a member of the Copyright Board (Malta) from 1994 to 2005 and a legal advisor on EU law, competition law, intellectual property law and consumer law in the private sector between 1994 and 2012. [63][7][8] According to Michael Goldhaber in A People's History of the European Court of Human Rights, "Scholars invariably describe it with superlatives". A judge can be dismissed from office only if the other judges decide, by a two-thirds majority, that the judge has ceased to fulfil the required conditions. The applicant must establish the inability of the national courts to remedy the breaches, by exercising the appropriate remedies effective and adequate, and in substance alleging a violation of the Convention.
