Of the 47 members of the European Court of Human Rights, 23 had never worked as judges before being appointed to this international post. The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 judges elected by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council for a nine-year term. These bodies vote simultaneously, but separately. To be elected, a candidate must obtain an absolute majority of votes in both bodies. This sometimes makes it necessary to hold several rounds of voting. Some of the smaller Council of Europe countries that make up the Court have difficulty finding candidates – Liechtenstein, for example, is represented by a former Swiss professor. Simor, who speaks fluent French, is an attorney at Matrix Chambers. He became QC in 2013 and has played for the government and claimants. She represented the Open Rights Group and Privacy International before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg earlier this month in a surveillance case against the UK government. Two of them – Tim Eicke QC and Jessica Simor QC – are prominent London human rights lawyers and have appeared before European and international courts.

The third, Murray Hunt, is legal adviser to Parliament`s Joint Committee on Human Rights. SVG > path{fill:#fff;}]] > Add your salary. The community depends on everyone to share. With a subsidy for entertainment and a residence allowance of 15%, a judge can earn more than 300,000 euros per year. There are also home, child and parental education allowances if a judge has children worth more than €9,500 for one child. Each judge has the right to a car and a driver. Judges are entitled to a retirement pension at the age of 65. On the basis of the last salary and depending on seniority, it may not exceed 70% of the basic salary or EUR 174,993 per year.

A pension can be received at a lower rate from the age of 60. Upon appointment, judges receive a one-off installation payment of two months` basic salary of €41,664, as well as travel expenses for themselves and their families, as well as furniture removal expenses. If a judge terminates his work for the court, he is entitled to a transitional allowance of three years of between 100,000 and 162,493 euros. A judge can also keep the family allowance and receive a one-off reintegration allowance of €20,832. The Court of Justice, which should not be confused with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, has its seat in Luxembourg and is the highest court in the European Union for EU law. The General Court interprets EU law and has delivered numerous landmark judgments. Among the most recent were the conclusion of the «right to be forgotten» in a data protection case against Google and the imposition of a fine of €860 million on Microsoft for violating competition rules. Despite speculation that the appointment would be entangled in partisan statements of rights or Eurosceptic policies in the run-up to the referendum, all three are widely respected in the legal profession. No one is known to be affiliated with a party.

Within the Court, the highest paid judges are the President and Vice-President, Koen Lenaerts (Belgium) and Antonio Tizzano (Italy). Their basic salary is 138% and 125% of the highest rate in the civil service, i.e. more than €314,000 and €284,400 respectively. You are also entitled to higher amusement allowances – more than 1,400 euros or month or 900 euros per month. None of the candidates wished to comment on their candidacy. However, Claire Montgomery QC at The Matrix said: «They have a really interesting list of three real experts. The advantage of Jessica Simor is that she knows a lot about the functioning of the [European] court. Two prominent London lawyers and the legal adviser to Parliament`s Joint Committee on Human Rights appointed However, if Home Secretary Theresa May has her way, whoever is chosen could benefit from a remarkably short term. Earlier this week, May called on the UK to remain in the EU but withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and the Strasbourg Court. Kristina Pardalos, a judge in San Marino, an Italian enclave of 31,500 inhabitants, only completed her legal internship in 2002.

It had opposed the competition of a legal framework of a television station and an academic in elections held in New York, United States of America, during the annual autumn session of the General Assembly. The judges elected every three years begin their term of office on 6 February of the following year, after which the Court elects by secret ballot a President and a Vice-President for a three-year term. After his election, a member of the Court may not be delegated either to the government of his own country or to the government of another State. Unlike most other organs of international organizations, the Court is not composed of representatives of governments. The members of the Court are independent judges whose first task, before taking up their duties, is to solemnly declare in open court that they will exercise their powers impartially and conscientiously. The Court has 28 judges, five of whom are women. Their basic salary before allowances is calculated at 112.5% of the highest grade in the civil service. There are also 11 Advocates-General of the General Court, who receive the same salary as the judges and submit legal opinions to the General Court before final decisions are taken. Murray Hunt is also a respected human rights expert. Like Simor, he was one of the founders of Matrix Chambers when he worked as a barrister and is a visiting professor at Oxford University Law School.

In the exercise of the functions of the Court, the members of the Court shall enjoy privileges and immunities comparable to those of the head of a diplomatic mission. In The Hague, the President takes precedence over the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, followed by the Vice-President, after which judges and ambassadors change. Each member of the Court receives an annual salary consisting of a base salary (which is $187,000 for 2018) and a post adjustment, with a special additional allowance of $25,000 for the President. The adjusted multiplier changes monthly and depends on the United Nations exchange rate between the United States dollar and the euro. On leaving the Court of Justice, judges receive an annual pension equal to half of the basic annual salary after nine years. «There will be such an overlap between Strasbourg and Luxembourg because of the [EU] Charter of Fundamental Rights. Simor also worked for the European Commission [of Human Rights]. She has real expertise and is an excellent candidate. Eicke, who speaks fluent German, is a barrister at Essex Court Chambers.

It became QC in 2011. He appeared regularly before the Supreme Court and was led by both the plaintiffs and the government. He represented the interior minister last year before the Supreme Court in a key case on the legal definition of statelessness. Almost half of the human rights judges in Strasbourg, who regularly overturn decisions of the UK Parliament and highest courts, had no legal experience before their appointment. In order to ensure continuity, one third of the Members of the Court of Justice shall be elected every three years. Judges shall be eligible for re-election. In the event of the death or resignation of a judge during his or her term of office, a special election shall be held as soon as possible to elect a judge to serve the unexpired portion of the term. Britain`s record before the European Court of Human Rights is remarkably good, with judges finding relatively few human rights violations. Last year, there were only four cases where violations were recorded.

Nine other judgments found no infringement and 533 applications were declared inadmissible or struck out. Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland recently stated that «the independence and impartiality of judicial systems in Europe» is a growing concern. He lamented a «dangerous trend towards legislative nationalism» as states enact laws that could violate international standards, particularly with regard to the treatment of migrants and refugees. Member of Ireland: Mr Eugene Regan, Judge of the Court of Justice, former lawyer, Senator for Fine Gael and Member of Laoghaire-Rathdown City Council Judges shall be chosen from among persons of high moral character who possess the qualifications required in their country for appointment to the highest judicial offices or who are legal advisers of recognized competence in international law. The Irish member is Justice Eugene Regan, a former lawyer, Fine Gael senator and Danish adviser to Laoghaire-Rathdown. He was appointed last October after Justice Aindrias in Caoimh completed his second term. Fiona Gartland is a crime writer and former Irish Times journalist No more than one national of the same State may be a member of the Court. Moreover, the Court as a whole must represent the principal forms of civilization and the most important legal systems in the world. Judges at the Court of Justice of the European Union received a 2.4% salary increase this year, bringing their base salary to almost €256,000.