Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos

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Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos
President of the
European Court of Human Rights
In office
5 May 2019 – 17 May 2020
Preceded byGuido Raimondi
Succeeded byRóbert Spanó
Judge of the
European Court of Human Rights
in respect of Greece
In office
18 May 2011 – 17 May 2020
Succeeded byMarianela Tsirli
Personal details
Born (1960-05-09) 9 May 1960 (age 61)
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
ResidenceStrasbourg
Alma materUniversity of Athens

Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos (Greek: Λίνος-Αλέξανδρος Σισιλιάνος, romanized: Linos-Alexandros Sisilianos; born 9 May 1960) is a Greek judge born in Athens, Greece, member of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Greece.[1]

He studied law at the University of Athens from where he graduated in 1983. He followed up on his studies at the Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg, from where he obtained a MSc in International Law in 1984 and Doctorate in 1990.[2] On 1 May 2017 he was appointed Vice-President of the Court, and Section President of Section I. He was elected President of the European Court of Human Rights on 1 April 2019, succeeding Guido Raimondi.[3] On 18 May 2020, Róbert Ragnar Spanó from Iceland succeeded him.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, President of the European Court of Human Rights" (PDF). ECHR. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Un nouveau président à la Cour européenne des droits de l'Homme". euronews (in French). 4 April 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Presidency of the Court". ECHR. Retrieved 9 September 2020.



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