Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
Progress report
| Doc. 13668 Addendum II
| 20 January 2015
- Committee
- Bureau of the Assembly
1 Report of the Sub-Committee
on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
The sub-committee held a meeting in Paris on 15 January 2015,
with Lord Tomlinson (United Kingdom, Socialist Group) in the Chair.
2 Introduction
In accordance with previous practice and with the decisions
the Parliamentary Assembly adopted in its Resolution 1200 (1999) as modified by Resolution
1646 (2009),Note the Sub-Committee on
the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights assessed
the qualifications of the candidates to the Court in respect of
Bulgaria and Serbia.Note A list of members of the sub-committee
who participated in the meeting can be found in Appendix 2.
3 Conclusions of the sub-committee on the lists
of candidates submitted by Bulgaria and Serbia, Contracting States
to the European Convention on Human Rights
3.1 Bulgaria
The sub-committee interviewed all the candidates on 15 January
2015.
Following interviews with the candidates (in alphabetical
order), the sub-committee, by an overwhelming majority, recommends
the candidature of Mr Yonko GROZEV,
as the most qualified candidate.
3.2 Serbia
The sub-committee interviewed all the candidates on 15 January
2015.
Following interviews with the candidates (in alphabetical
order), the sub-committee, by an overwhelming majority, recommends
the candidature of Mr Branko LUBARDA,
as the most qualified candidate.
Appendix 1 – Lists of candidates submitted by the Governments
of Bulgaria and SerbiaNote
Bulgaria
- Mr Yonko GROZEV
- Ms Tanya KUTSAROVA-HRISTOVA
- Mr Viktor SOLOVEYTCHIK
Serbia
- Mr Branko LUBARDA
- Mr Branko RAKIĆ
- Ms Spomenka ZARIĆ
Appendix 2 – Members of the sub-committee who participated
in the meeting
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD):
- Mr Agustín CONDE, Spain
- Mr Şaban DİŞLİ, Turkey
Socialist Group (SOC):
- Mr Boriss CILEVIČS,
Latvia
- Mr Arcadio DÍAZ TEJERA, Spain
- Mr Michael McNAMARA, Ireland
- Mr Luc RECORDON, Switzerland
- Lord John TOMLINSON, United Kingdom, Chairperson
- Mr Klaas de VRIES, Netherlands
- Ms Nataša VUČKOVIĆ, Serbia
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe (ALDE)
- Ms Alina GORGHIU, Romania
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Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly:
- Mr Andrew Drzemczewski,
Head of the Legal Affairs and Human Rights Department