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Article: Electing Team Strasbourg: Professional Diversity on the European Court of Human Rights and Why it Matters
Title | Electing Team Strasbourg: Professional Diversity on the European Court of Human Rights and Why it Matters |
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Keywords | European Court of Human Rights Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe judicial selection professional diversity |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/german-law-journal |
Citation | German Law Journal, 2020, v. 21 n. 4, p. 621-643 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Reforms to the process for electing judges to international tribunals, including the European Court of Human Rights, have generally focused on attracting and identifying the most qualified individuals. This article argues for a more holistic approach, defending a theory of why professional diversity on the European Court of Human Rights is an asset to its collegial decision-making. The results of original interviews with several Strasbourg judges are presented, followed by an empirical analysis of the professional backgrounds of all judges elected to the European Court of Human Rights since 1998. Although the interviews indicate that the judges themselves value professional diversity, the quantitative evidence suggests a trend in the direction of a more professionally homogenous bench. The article concludes with some suggestions for promoting professional diversity in future reforms to the process for electing Strasbourg’s judges. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/277347 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.5 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.500 |
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dc.contributor.author | Dzehtsiarou, K | - |
dc.contributor.author | Schwartz, A | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-20T08:49:15Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-09-20T08:49:15Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | German Law Journal, 2020, v. 21 n. 4, p. 621-643 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2071-8322 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/277347 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Reforms to the process for electing judges to international tribunals, including the European Court of Human Rights, have generally focused on attracting and identifying the most qualified individuals. This article argues for a more holistic approach, defending a theory of why professional diversity on the European Court of Human Rights is an asset to its collegial decision-making. The results of original interviews with several Strasbourg judges are presented, followed by an empirical analysis of the professional backgrounds of all judges elected to the European Court of Human Rights since 1998. Although the interviews indicate that the judges themselves value professional diversity, the quantitative evidence suggests a trend in the direction of a more professionally homogenous bench. The article concludes with some suggestions for promoting professional diversity in future reforms to the process for electing Strasbourg’s judges. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/german-law-journal | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | German Law Journal | - |
dc.rights | German Law Journal. Copyright © Cambridge University Press. | - |
dc.rights | This article has been published in a revised form in [Journal] [http://doi.org/XXX]. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © copyright holder. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | European Court of Human Rights | - |
dc.subject | Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | - |
dc.subject | Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe | - |
dc.subject | judicial selection | - |
dc.subject | professional diversity | - |
dc.title | Electing Team Strasbourg: Professional Diversity on the European Court of Human Rights and Why it Matters | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Schwartz, A: schwartz@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Schwartz, A=rp02284 | - |
dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/glj.2020.36 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85096099348 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 305345 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 315232 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 21 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 621 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 643 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000819419000001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 2071-8322 | - |