Carlo Ranzoni

Carlo Ranzoni (born November 2, 1965) is a Swiss Jurist and Judge at the European Court of Human Rights representing the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Carlo Ranzoni
Judge at the European Court of Human Rights
Assumed office
2015
Succeeded byMark Villiger
Personal details
BornNovember 2, 1965
St. Gallen
Political partyCVP
Alma materUniversity of St. Gallen

Education

Carlo Ranzoni enrolled in the University of St.Gallen in 1985 from where he obtained a Master of Laws in 1989.[1] Before he passed the Bar exam for the Bar St. Gallen in 1992[1] he gained some juridical practice in the District Court of Flawil, the Court of Appeal in the Canton of St.Gallen and a law firm, also in St.Gallen.[1]

Professional career

From 1992 to 2000 he was a court clerk in the Court of Appeal in St.Gallen. Concordantly he was a substitute judge at the Court of Appeal in St.Gallen from September 1998 and November 1999.[1] In 2001 he assumed as a judge at the Princely Court of Liechtenstein in Vaduz.[1] Since he represented Liechtenstein in a various conferences at the United Nations and the Council of Europe(CoE) and took a seat in committees on behalf of Liechtenstein which discussed the children's and women rights within the framework of the Lanzarote Convention and the Istanbul Convention.[1]

Political affiliation

He is a member of the Christian Peoples Party (CVP).[1]

Judge at the European Court of Human Rights

On the 21 April 2015 he was elected by the PACE as a member of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.[2] He assumed the office on the 1 September 2015,[3] succeeding Mark Villiger.[4]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.