PACE elects twelve judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Strasbourg, 03.10.2007 – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe (PACE), meeting this week in plenary session in Strasbourg,
yesterday elected twelve judges to the European Court of Human Rights.
They are the following:

* Ledi Bianku, in respect of Albania, for a period which begins 1
February 2008 and ends 31 January 2014
* Josep Casadevall Medrano, in respect of Andorra, for a period which
begins 1 November 2007 and ends 31 October 2013
* Alvina Gyulumyan, in respect of Armenia, for a period which begins 1
November 2007 and ends 31 October 2013
* Elisabeth Steiner, in respect of Austria, for a period which begins 1
November 2007 and ends 31 October 2013
* George Nicolaou, in respect of Cyprus, for a period which begins 1
February 2008 and ends 31 January 2014
* Peer Lorenzen, in respect of Denmark, for a period which begins 1
November 2007 and ends 31 October 2013
* Nona Tsotsoria, in respect of Georgia, for a period which begins 1
February 2008 and ends 31 January 2014
* András Sajó, in respect of Hungary, for a period which begins 1
February 2008 and ends 31 January 2014
* Vladimiro Zagrebelsky, in respect of Italy, for a period which begins
1 November 2007 and ends 31 October 2013
* Corneliu Bîrsan, in respect of Romania, for a period which begins 1
November 2007 and ends 31 October 2013
* Luis López Guerra, in respect of Spain, for a period which begins 1
February 2008 and ends 31 January 2014
* Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska, in respect of "the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia", for a period which begins 1 February 2008 and
ends 31 January 2014.

Judges are elected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe from lists of three candidates nominated by each State which has
ratified the European Convention on Human Rights. Judges are elected for
six years and can be re-elected.

Links to the results of the vote
< Documents/Records/2007/E/0710021500E.htm#Election& gt; and the CVs of candidates
< sp?link=3D/Documents/WorkingDocs/Doc07/EDOC11359.h tm> .

Contacts for the press:
– Communication Unit of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe,
tel ; +33 3 88 41 31 93, pace.com@coe.int ;
– Press and Public Relations Unit of the European Court of Human Rights,

tel. +33 3 88 41 21 54, press@echr.coe.int ,

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The Parliamentary Assembly brings together 318 members from the national
parliaments of the 47 member states.
President: René van der Linden (Netherlands, EPP/CD); Secretary
General of the Assembly: Mateo Sorinas.
Political Groups: SOC (Socialist Group); EPP/CD (Group of the European
People’s Party); ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe);

EDG (European Democratic Group); UEL (Group of the Unified European
Left).