Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Progress report | Doc. 15318 Add. 2 | 16 June 2021

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 a hybrid manner in Paris on 11 June 2021, morning sitting (from 9 am to 12.30 pm) with Mr Volker Ullrich (Germany, EPP/CD), in the Chair.

2 Introduction

The Committee assessed the list of the candidates to the Court in respect of Croatia. [(1) See Appendix 1 for the list of candidates submitted by the Government of Croatia. The full list and curricula vitae of candidates can be found in Assembly document: Doc. 15295.]

3 Conclusions of the Committee on the list of candidates submitted by Croatia

The Committee interviewed all the candidates on 11 June 2021.

The Committee recommends to the Assembly, by a majority, Mr Davor Derenčinović as the most qualified candidate, over Ms Lovorka Kušan.

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

• Mr Davor DERENČINOVIĆ
• Ms Lovorka KUŠAN
• Mr Marin MRČELA

Appendix 2 – Members of the Committee who participated in the meeting [(2) Not all members of the Committee participated in all votes]

Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group (SOC)

• Ms Margreet De BOER, Netherlands
• Ms Klotilda BUSHKA, Albania
• Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN, 2nd Vice-Chairperson, Romania
• Mr Constantinos EFSTATHIOU, Cyprus
• Mr Andrej SZEJNA, Poland

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

• Mr Jason AZZOPARDI, Malta
• Ms Andrea EDER-GITSCHTHALER, Austria
• Ms Biljana PANTIĆ PILJA, Serbia
• Mr Aleksander POCIEJ, Poland
• Mr Volker ULLRICH, Chairperson, Germany
• Mr Vladimir VARDANYAN, Armenia
• Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Ukraine

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)

• Mr Fabien GOUTTEFARDE, France
• Ms Stephanie KRISPER, Austria
• Ms Emilie Enger MEHL, Norway

European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance (EC/DA)

• Mr Christopher CHOPE, United Kingdom
• Mr Serhii KALCHENKO, Ukraine

Group of the Unified European Left (UEL)

• Mr George KATROUGALOS, Greece

Ex Officio

• Ms Petra BAYR, Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, Austria
• Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Latvia

Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly

• Ms Despina CHATZIVASSILIOU-TSOVILIS, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly
• Mr Günter SCHIRMER, Head of the Secretariat