The new president of the ECHR for the first time is a woman
Today the European Court of Human Rights elected a new President, Siofra O'Leary from Ireland. She will be the first woman president of the ECHR. This is stated on the official website of the institution, UNN reports.
O'Leary has been a judge of the ECHR since July 2, 2015 and Vice President of the ECHR since January 2 this year.
She will replace Robert Spano from Iceland as president and will take office on November 1.
O'Leary was educated at University College Dublin and the European University Institute of Florence.
Prior to her appointment to the Court, she held a number of academic positions and was a referrer and president at the Court of Justice of the European Union.
The European Court of Human Rights was established in Strasbourg in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights.
On May 20, Ireland assumed the presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and holds this position until November this year.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appointed Margarita Sokorenko as the Commissioner for the European Court of Human Rights.
Author - Serhii Kolomiets, 20/09/2022
