The Committee held a meeting in Strasbourg on 19 June 2016 with Mr Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC), in the Chair.
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 the United Kingdom.Note A list of members of the Committee who participated in the meeting can be found in Appendix 2.
The Committee recommends, by a narrow majority, Mr Tim Eicke, over Ms Jessica Simor, as the most qualified candidate.
Group of the European People's Party (EPP/CD):
Socialist Group (SOC):
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE):
European Conservatives Group (EC):
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL):
Ex Officio:
Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly: