Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
Progress report
| Doc. 14855 Add. 2
| 03 April 2019
- Author(s):
- 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 29 March 2019 with
Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi (Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD) in the Chair.
2 Introduction
The Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court
of Human Rights assessed the lists of the candidates to the Court
in respect of Turkey and Malta.Note
3 Conclusions of
the Committee on the lists of candidates submitted by Turkey and
Malta
Turkey
The Committee interviewed all the candidates on 29 March 2019.
The Committee recommends to the Assembly, with an overwhelming
majority, Ms Saadet Yüksel as the most qualified candidate.
Malta
The Committee interviewed all the candidates on 29 March 2019.
The Committee recommends to the Assembly, by a majority, Ms
Lorraine Schembri Orland as the most qualified candidate, over Ms
Abigail Lofaro.
Appendix 1 – Lists of candidates submitted
by the Governments of Turkey and Malta
Turkey
- Ms Esra
Gül DARDAĞAN KIBAR
- Mr Necati POLAT
- Ms Saadet YÜKSEL
Malta
- Ms Victoria BUTTIGIEG
- Ms Abigail LOFARO
- Ms Lorraine SCHEMBRI ORLAND
Appendix 2 – Members of the committee who
participated in the meetingNote
Group of the
European People's Party (EPP/CD)
- Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Republic of Moldova, Chairperson
- Ms Alina Ştefania GORGHIU, Romania
- Ms Biljana PANTIĆ PILJA, Serbia
- Mr Attila TILKI, Hungary
- Mr Volker ULLRICH, Germany
Socialists, Democrats and Greens
Group (SOC)
- Lord
Donald ANDERSON, United Kingdom
- Ms Petra BAYR, Austria
- Ms Eka BESELIA, Georgia
- Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia
- Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN, Romania
- Mr Constantinos EFSTATHIOU, Cyprus, 2nd
Vice-Chairperson
- Mr Emanuel MALLIA, Malta
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats
for Europe (ALDE)
- Mr
Edmon MARUKYAN, Armenia
- Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine
- Mr Jordi XUCLÀ, Spain
European Conservatives Group (EC)
- Mr Kostiantyn USOV, Ukraine
- Ms Serap YAŞAR, Turkey
Secretariat of the Parliamentary
Assembly
- Mr Wojciech
SAWICKI, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly
- Mr Günter SCHIRMER, Head of the Secretariat of the Committee
on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
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