Wednesday, 29 January 2025

Three New Judges Elected

Yesterday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) elected three new judges to serve on the European Court of Human Rights.

The new judge in respect of Slovenia will be Vasilka Sancin. In addition to being a renowned academic, as professor of international law, she is also a member of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee. She has served in a case as ad hoc judge in the Court and previously was both member and vice-chair of the UN Human Right Committee.

The new judge in respect of Armenia will be Vahe Grigoryan. He is judge and vice-vicepresident of the Constitutional Court of Armenia. Previously, he was a practising lawyer in Armenia and also worked for the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre in London. He was an international legal expert for the Council of Europe on a variety of topics and was legal counsel to dozens of applicants before the European Court of Human Rights.

The new judge in respect of Andorra will be Canòlic Mingorance Cairat. She is currently President of the Andorran Tribunal de Corts (Court of Appeal, Criminal law division). Next to that, she is  a professor of International Co-operation and International Justice. Previously, she was an investigative judge in Andorra and a member of the European Committee for Legal Co-operation.

Their 9-year terms will commence within three months. Congratulations to all three!