Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
Progress report
| Doc. 13813 Addendum II
| 15 June 2015
- Committee
- Bureau of the Assembly
1 Report of the Committee
on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
The committee held a meeting in Paris on 9 and 10 June 2015
with Mr Klaas de Vries (Netherlands, Socialist Group) in the Chair.
2 Introduction
In accordance with previous practice and as specified in Parliamentary
Assembly Resolution 2002
(2014),Note the 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
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Luxembourg and Monaco.Note The committee interviewed
all the candidates on 9 and 10 June 2015. A list of members of the
committee who participated in the meeting can be found in Appendix
2.
3 Conclusions of the committee on the lists of candidates
submitted by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Luxembourg and Monaco,
Contracting States to the European Convention on Human Rights
3.1 Armenia
The committee recommends, by a narrow majority, the candidature
of Mr Armen HARUTYUNYAN,
over that of the candidature of Ms Liana HAKOBYAN, as the most qualified
candidate.
3.2 Azerbaijan
As none of the candidates are sufficiently well-qualified,
the committee recommends that the list be rejected by the Assembly
and that the Government of Azerbaijan be requested to submit a new
list of candidates.
3.3 Latvia
The committee recommends, by a clear majority, the candidature
of Mr Mārtiņš MITS, over
that of Ms Daiga REZEVSKA, as the most qualified candidate.
3.4 Luxembourg
The committee recommends, with an overwhelming majority, the
candidature of Mr Georges RAVARANI as the
most qualified candidate.
3.5 Monaco
The committee recommends, with an overwhelming majority, the
candidature of Ms Stéphanie MOUROU-VIKSTRÖM as
the most qualified candidate.
Appendix 1 – Lists of candidates submitted by the Governments
of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Luxembourg and MonacoNote
Armenia
- Mr Arayik GHAZARYAN
- Ms Liana HAKOBYAN
- Mr Armen HARUTYUNYAN
Azerbaijan
- Ms Aygün ABDULLAYEVA
- Ms Vüsalə BAXIŞOVA
- Mr Çingiz ƏSGƏROV
Latvia
- Mr Artūrs KUČS
- Mr Mārtiņš MITS
- Ms Daiga REZEVSKA
Luxembourg
- Ms Marie-Jeanne KAPPWEILER
- Mr François MOYSE
- Mr Georges RAVARANI
Monaco
- Ms Anne-Marie LE POURHIET
- Ms Stéphanie MOUROU-VIKSTRÖM
- Mr Eric SENNA
Appendix 2 – Members of the committee who participated in
the meetingNote
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD):
Titular members:
- Mr Hans FRANKEN, Netherlands
- Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Republic of Moldova
- Ms Arpine HOVHANNISYAN, Armenia
- Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Ukraine
Alternates:
- Mr Agustín CONDE, Spain
- Mr Vladyslav GOLUB, Ukraine
- Ms Inese LĪBINA-EGNERE, Latvia
Socialist Group (SOC):
Titular members:
- Ms Eka BESELIA, Georgia
- Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia
- Mr Pierre-Yves Le BORGN, France
- Lord John TOMLINSON, United Kingdom
- Mr Klaas de VRIES, Netherlands, Chairperson
- Ms Nataša VUČKOVIĆ, Serbia
Alternates:
- Mr Arcadio DÍAZ TEJERA, Spain
- Mr Daniel FLOREA, Romania
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe (ALDE):
Titular member:
Alternate:
European Conservatives Group (EC):
Titular member:
- Mr Arkadiusz MULARCZYK, Poland
Ex officio:
- Ms Gülsün BİLGEHAN,
Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly:
- Mr Wojciech SAWICKI,
Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly
- Mr Andrew DRZEMCZEWSKI, Head of the Legal Affairs and
Human Rights Department