Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights
Progress report
| Doc. 15375 Add. 2
| 22 September 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 on the Election of Judges to the European Court
of Human Rights held a meeting in a hybrid manner in Paris on 16
and 17 September 2021, with Mr Titus Corlăţean (Romania, SOC), 2nd
Vice-Chairperson, in the Chair.
2 Introduction
The committee assessed the lists of the candidates to the
Court in respect of Ukraine, the Czech Republic, the Russian Federation
and the Republic of Moldova.Note
3 Conclusions of
the committee on the lists of candidates submitted by Ukraine, the
Czech Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Moldova
3.1 Ukraine
The committee interviewed all the candidates on 16 September
2021.
The committee recommends to the Assembly to reject the list
because not all candidates fulfil the criteria for election as a
judge at the European Court of Human Rights and to request the Government
of Ukraine to submit a new list of candidates.
3.2 Czech Republic
The committee interviewed all the candidates on 16 September
2021.
The committee recommends to the Assembly, by a very large
majority, Ms Kateřina ŠIMÁČKOVÁ as the most qualified candidate.
3.3 Russian Federation
The committee interviewed all the candidates on 17 September
2021.
The committee recommends to the Assembly, by a very large
majority, Mr Mikhail Borisovich LOBOV as the most qualified candidate.
3.4 Republic of Moldova
The committee interviewed all the candidates on 17 September
2021.
The committee recommends to the Assembly two equally qualified
candidates, Mr Vladimir GROSU and Ms Diana SCOBIOALA.
Appendix 1 – Lists of candidates submitted
by the Governments of Ukraine, the Czech Republic, the Russian Federation
and the Republic of Moldova
Ukraine
- Mr Mykola GNATOVSKYY
- Mr Oleksandr MEREZHKO
- Ms Gaiane NURIDZHANIAN
Czech Republic
- Mr Tomáš LANGÁŠEK
- Ms Kateřina ŠIMÁČKOVÁ
- Mr Pavel SIMON
Russian Federation
- Mr Andrei Yurievich
BUSHEV
- Mr Mikhail Borisovich LOBOV
- Ms Natalia Vladimirovna PAVLOVA
Republic of Moldova
- Mr Nicolae EŞANU
- Mr Vladimir GROSU
- Ms Diana SCOBIOALA
Appendix 2 – Members of the Committee who
participated in the meetingNote
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group
(SOC)
- Ms Thorhildur Sunna
ÆVARSDÓTTIR, Iceland
- 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
- Mr Corneliu Mugurel COZMANCIUC, Romania
- Ms Andrea EDER-GITSCHTHALER, Austria
- Ms Inese LĨBIŅA-EGNERE, Latvia
- Mr Aleksander POCIEJ, Poland
- Mr Evripidis STYLIANIDIS, Greece
- Mr Vladimir VARDANYAN, Armenia
- Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Ukraine
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe (ALDE)
- Ms Stephanie KRISPER,
Austria
- Mr Edmon MARUKYAN, Armenia
European Conservatives Group & Democratic
Alliance (EC/DA)
- Mr Serhii KALCHENKO,
Ukraine
- Mr Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Denmark
- Mr Arkadiusz MULARCZYK, Poland
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL)
- Mr Georgios KATROUGALOS,
Greece
- Mr Tiny KOX, Netherlands
Ex Officio
- Ms Petra BAYR, Chairperson
of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, Austria, SOC
- Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Chairperson of the Committee on Legal
Affairs and Human Rights, Latvia, SOC
Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly
- Ms Despina CHATZIVASSILIOU-TSOVILIS,
Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly
- Mr Günter SCHIRMER, Head of the Secretariat
