Rejection of the ECHR Judge Candidates List by the Parliamentary Committee
September 25, 2024
The Parliamentary Committee of the Council of Europe rejected the list of candidates proposed by the Cypriot government for the ECHR. It stated that some candidates do not meet the necessary qualifications without specifying who they are. The Cypriot government is asked to submit a new list of candidates. Legal expert Achilleas Emilianides noted that such developments have not been seen before for Cypriot candidacies at the ECHR.