President of the European Court of Human Rights

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The President of the European Court of Human Rights is the chief judge who leads and represents the Court, overseeing its judicial work in interpreting and enforcing the European Convention on Human Rights across member states.

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President of the European Court of Human Rights canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court presidency
judicial office
position of authority in an international organization
appliesTo Council of Europe legal order
European Convention on Human Rights
appliesToJurisdiction Council of Europe member states
appointedBy judges of the European Court of Human Rights
country France
electionMethod elected by the plenary Court
hasDuty ensure timely handling of cases
liaise with the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
safeguard independence of the Court
hasJurisdictionOver alleged violations of the European Convention on Human Rights
applications brought by individuals
applications brought by states
hasRole allocates cases to judicial formations
chairs the Grand Chamber
chairs the plenary Court
chief judge of the European Court of Human Rights
ensures effective functioning of the Court
ensures observance of the Court’s Rules
head of the European Court of Human Rights
oversees judicial work of the Court
promotes consistency of the Court’s case-law
represents the Court in international fora
represents the Court in official ceremonies
represents the Court in relations with other institutions
represents the European Court of Human Rights
supervises administrative functioning of the Court
inception 1959
isPositionIn Council of Europe system
languageUsed English
French
legalBasis European Convention on Human Rights
Rules of Court of the European Court of Human Rights
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity France
Grand Est
Strasbourg
officeHolderMustBe elected in respect of a member state of the Council of Europe
judge of the European Court of Human Rights
officeType international judicial leadership position
partOf European Court of Human Rights
reportsTo European Court of Human Rights
surface form: plenary Court of the European Court of Human Rights
seat France
Strasbourg
supervises judicial activities of the European Court of Human Rights
termLength three years
termRenewable true

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Cassin positionHeld President of the European Court of Human Rights
subject surface form: René Cassin