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Senator Titus Corlatean was designated chair of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
According to a release of the Senate, sent on Thursday, the election of Senator Titus Corlatean took place during the first part-session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, event taking place in Strasbourg and online, in the January 24 - 28 period.
"The mandate of this committee is described as interviewing and examining each of the three candidates presented by member-states of the Council of Europe on the national list for the position of ECHR judge. Following the evaluation process of candidates and their hearing, the members of the committee have a final debate, with closed doors, and decide by vote on the most qualified candidate to fulfill the responsibility of ECHR judge. Consequently, the Committee sends a recommendation to the Assembly, on the basis of which the ECHR plenum chooses, according to art. 22 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the ECHR judge of the three candidate list submitted by that state," the release shows, Agerpres informs.
