The Assembly continues to believe that the process of interview
provides additional insight into the qualities of the candidates
and decides:
4.1 that nominated
candidates should be informed as far as possible of the purpose
of the interview and procedures for its conduct;
4.2 that alternative locations for interviews should be considered
if there is a valid reason for holding interviews outside Strasbourg
and Paris;
4.3 that further staggering or additional sessions of the
sub-committee might permit an extension of the time available for
each interview;
4.4 that the political groups, when nominating their representatives
to the sub-committee, should aim to include at least 40% women,
which is the parity threshold deemed necessary by the Council of
Europe to exclude possible gender bias in decision-making processes;
4.5 that candidates should be made aware of the criteria
employed by the sub-committee in reaching its decision;
4.6 that one of the criteria used by the sub-committee should
be that, in the case of equal merit, preference should be given
to a candidate of the sex under-represented at the Court;
4.7 that a fair and efficient interview process requires
a continuous process of training and re-assessment of the members
and staff involved in selection panels;
4.8 that the obligation to promote an open and transparent
process might require the sub-committee to give reasons for its
recommendations and ranking of candidates;
4.9 that it would be desirable to provide timely feedback
to both the individual candidate and the nominating state.
