Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Progress report | Doc. 14579 Add. 2 | 20 June 2018

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 Paris on 15 June 2018 with Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi (Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD), in the Chair.

2 Introduction

The Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights assessed the list of the candidates to the Court in respect of San Marino. [(1) See Appendix 1 for the list of candidates submitted by the Government concerned. A full list and curriculum vitae of candidates can be found in Assembly document: Doc. 14562.]

3 Conclusion of the Committee on the list of candidates submitted by San Marino

The Committee interviewed all the candidates on 15 June 2018.

The Committee recommends to the Assembly, with an overwhelming majority, Mr Gilberto Felici as the most qualified candidate.

Appendix 1 – List of candidates submitted by the Government of San Marino

• Mr Gilberto FELICI
• Mr Gian Paolo PASQUALI
• Ms Silvia ROSSI

Appendix 2 – Members of the Committee who participated in the meeting [(2) In certain instances, alternate members have not voted (taking into account the maximum number of persons permitted to vote with respect to each Political Group).]

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

• Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Republic of Moldova, Chairperson
• Ms Alina Ştefania GORGHIU, Romania
• Ms Biljana PANTIĆ PILJA, Serbia

Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group (SOC)

• Lord Donald ANDERSON, United Kingdom, 2nd Vice-Chairperson
• Ms Petra BAYR, Austria
• Ms Eka BESELIA, Georgia
• Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia
• Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN, Romania

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)

• Mr Olivier BECHT, France
• Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine
• Mr Jordi XUCLÀ, Spain

European Conservatives Group (EC)

• Mr Kostiantyn USOV, Ukraine

Group of the Unified European Left (UEL)

• Mr Tiny KOX, Netherlands

Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly

• Mr Wojciech SAWICKI, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly
• Mr Günter SCHIRMER, Head of the Secretariat