Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Progress report | Doc. 15036 Add. 2 | 22 January 2020

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 17 January 2020 with Mr Volker Ullrich (Germany, EPP/CD), in the Chair.

2 Introduction

The Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights assessed the list of the candidates to the Court in respect of France. [(1) See Appendix 1 for the list of candidates submitted by the Government concerned. The full list and curricula vitae of candidates can be found in Assembly document: Doc. 15008 (France).]

3 Conclusion of the Committee on the list of candidates submitted by France

The Committee interviewed all the candidates on 17 January 2020.

The Committee recommends to the Assembly, with a very large majority, Mr Mattias Guyomar as the most qualified candidate.

Appendix 1 – List of candidates submitted by the Government of France

• Ms Carole CHAMPALAUNE
• Mr Tristan GERVAIS de LAFOND
• Mr Mattias GUYOMAR

Appendix 2 – Members of the Committee who participated in the meeting

Group of the European People's Party (EPP/CD)

• Mr Jason AZZOPARDI, Malta
• Ms Biljana PANTIĆ PILJA, Serbia
• Mr Andrej ŠIRCELJ, Slovenia
• Mr Volker ULLRICH, Chairperson, Germany
• Mr Vladimir VARDANYAN, Armenia

Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group (SOC)

• Lord Donald ANDERSON, United Kingdom
• Ms Petra BAYR, Austria
• Ms Eka BESELIA, Georgia
• Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN, Romania

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)

• Mr Olivier BECHT, 1st Vice-Chairperson, France
• Mr Dimitri HOUBRON, France
• Mr Edmon MARUKYAN, Armenia

European Conservatives Group (EC)

• Sir Christopher CHOPE, United Kingdom

Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly

• Mr Wojciech SAWICKI, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly
• Mr Günter SCHIRMER, Head of the Secretariat