Luzius Wildhaber

Luzius Wildhaber (right) shaking the hand of Vladimir Putin

Luzius Wildhaber (born January 18, 1937 in Basel) is a Swiss judge. He was the first President of the European Court of Human Rights in its new format after the ratification of Protocol 11, which opened up direct access for citizens from the 47 member states of the Council of Europe. Wildhaber was elected on 24 July 1998, and served from 1 November 1998 to 18 January 2007.

External links

Picture of Luzius Wildhaber elected as the first President of the new single European Court of Human Rights. Available on CVCE website. Source : Strasbourg: Council of Europe.
Speech by Luzius Wildhaber (Strasbourg, 27 January 2004) Retranscription available on CVCE website. Source: Strasbourg: Council of Europe, [30.01.2004].

Presidents of the European Court of Human Rights
Arnold McNair René Cassin Henri Rolin Sir Humphrey Waldock Giorgio Balladore Pallieri Gérard Wiarda Rolv Ryssdal Rudolf Bernhardt Luzius Wildhaber Jean-Paul Costa Nicolas Bratza Dean Spielmann Guido Raimondi

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