Applications are sought for the nomination by the Government as a candidate for election as a judge of the European Court of Human Rights. The judge elected will take office generally no later than three months following his or her election. The term of office is for nine years and is not renewable. The position is full time and is based in Strasbourg.
Article 21(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights requires that judges be “of high moral character and must either possess the qualifications required for appointment to high judicial office or be jurisconsults of recognised competence.” Furthermore, Article 21(3) states that “[d]uring their term of office the judges shall not engage in any activity which is incompatible with their independence, impartiality or with the demands of a full-time office.”
In accordance with Article 22 of the Convention, three candidates will be nominated by the Government from amongst whom the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will elect, by a majority of votes cast, a judge in respect of Ireland to serve on the Court. The election by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is scheduled to take place at its session in April 2015.
Persons wishing to apply should submit an application supported by a curriculum vitae in the format laid out in the Appendix to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Resolution 1646 (2009) (available here) by 6pm on 16 October 2014 to:
Patrick Clarke
Legal Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2 Clonmel Street,
Dublin 2
Click here for more information on the post and selection process.