27/05/2014 Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Notwithstanding the various measures taken over the years to strengthen the independence of the Court, there still is room for improvement, PACE’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights said today.
Following the proposals by the rapporteur Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC), the parliamentarians cited additional measures such as the ratification of the Sixth Protocol to the Council of Europe’s General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities, the revision of present arrangements as far as social security and retirement pensions of judges are concerned, and improvements to the present situation regarding their post-retirement status.