The Bureau took note of the report drawn up by the Sub-Committee on the election of judges which has assessed the qualifications of the three candidates to the post of judge to the Court in respect of the Slovak Republic. The Sub-Committee recommended, unanimously, that the list be rejected. This position shall be endorsed by the Assembly (see Appendix 1).
The Bureau approved the final composition of the ad hoc committee (Appendix 2)
The Bureau approved the final composition of the ad hoc committees (Appendix 3 and 4)
The Bureau approved the final composition of the ad hoc committee (Appendix 5)
The Bureau considered and approved the following references to committees:
The Assembly is invited to ratify the above proposals made by the Bureau.
The Bureau approved the final composition of its ad hoc committee to participate in the Forum (Appendix 6).
The Sub-Committee held a meeting in Strasbourg on 1 October 2014, with Lord TOMLINSON, United-Kingdom, Socialist Group, in the Chair.
In accordance with previous practice and with the decisions the Assembly adopted in its Resolution 1200 (1999) as modified by Resolution 1646 (2009),Note the Sub-Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights assessed the qualifications of the list of three candidates to the Court in respect of Slovak Republic.Note A list of members of the Sub-Committee who participated in the meeting can be found in Appendix II.
After having assessed the candidatures in detail, the Sub-Committee considers that the three candidates do not appear to possess the appropriate professional experience and stature to meet the criteria specified in Article 21, paragraph 1, of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Sub-Committee recommends, unanimously, that the list be rejected by the Assembly and that the Government of the Slovak Republic be requested to submit a new list of candidates.
* members of the pre-electoral delegation
** members of the pre-electoral delegation only
* members of the pre-electoral delegation