Procedure for examining candidatures for the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Recommendation 1295 (1996)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

Text adopted by the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Assembly, on 20 March 1996.See Doc. 7501, report of the Committee on Culture and Education, rapporteur: Sir Russell Johnston. Text adopted by the Assembly on 22 April 1996 (9th Sitting).

Thesaurus

1. The Assembly refers to its Resolution 1082 (1996) in which it decided to improve its procedures for the examination of candidates seeking election to the European Court of Human Rights.

2. It recommends that the Committee of Ministers give its full support to the proposals made in this resolution and, in particular, make the necessary budgetary appropriations for the travel and subsistence expenses of candidates invited to an interview in Strasbourg.