Πρόεδρος του Ευρωπαϊκού Δικαστηρίου Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου εξελέγη ο Αλέξανδρος- Λίνος Σισιλιάνος

Ο Έλληνας καθηγητής Διεθνούς Δικαίου και Δικαστής του Ευρωπαϊκού Δικαστηρίου Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου (ΕΔΔΑ), Αλέξανδρος-Λίνος Σισιλιάνος, εξελέγη Πρόεδρος του ΕΔΔΑ.

Πρόκειται για μία ιδιαίτερα σημαντική και ευχάριστη εξέλιξη, καθώς είναι ο πρώτος Έλληνας που εκλέγεται στη σημαντική αυτή θέση.Ο κύριος Σισιλιάνος, ο οποίος θα αναλάβει τα νέα του καθήκοντα στις 5 Μαΐου, διαδέχεται τον Ιταλό Guido Raimondi.

Το βιογραφικό του στην αγγλική γλώσσα όπως αναρτήθηκε στην ιστοσελίδα του ΕΔΔΑ:

Judge Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos

Born on 9 May 1960 in Athens, Greece

Law degree, University of Athens, 1983

Masters degree in International Law, University Robert Schuman of Strasbourg, 1984

Doctor of Law, University Robert Schuman of Strasbourg, 1990

Lawyer before the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court and the Supreme Administrative Court (on leave)

Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Athens (on leave)

Member (1997-2009) and Chairman (2003-2004) of the Committee of experts of the Council of Europe for the Improvement of Procedures for the Protection of Human Rights (DH-PR)

Member (2002-2009), Vice-Chairman (2004-2005) and Rapporteur (2008-2009) of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Member since 2000, then Vice-Chairman of the Greek National Commission for Human Rights, 2006- 2011

Member of the European Union Network of independent experts in the field of fundamental rights, 2002-2006

Member of the Management Board since 2007 and member of the Executive Board of the Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union, 2009-2011

Member of the Curatorium of the Hague Academy of International Law, since 2010

Associate Member of the Institute of International Law, since 2011

Member of the Scientific Board of the Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme (2005 -), of the European Journal of Human Rights (2013 -), of the Annuaire français de droit international (2015 -) and of the European Journal of International Law (2007-2012)

Member of the Administrative Board of the European Society of International Law, 2010-2012

Judge of the European Court of Human Rights since 18 May 2011

Associate Member of the Academy of Athens since 2017

President of Section of the European Court of Human Rights since 1 February 2017

Vice-President of the Court since 1 May 2017

Author of five monographs, editor or co-editor of 14 books and author of about 100 articles and studies in general international law and the international protection of human rights, in French, English and Greek.

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