Delegation from the European Court of Human Rights visits the Federal Constitutional Court

Press Release No. 55/2023 of 20 June 2023

On 19 June 2023, a delegation from the European Court of Human Rights, headed by its President, Dr. Síofra O’Leary, visited the Federal Constitutional Court. The guests were received by President Prof. Dr. Stephan Harbarth, LL.M. (Yale), Vice-President Prof. Dr. Doris König and other members of the Federal Constitutional Court. The topics discussed in the working sessions included the reception of EU law in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Federal Constitutional Court, rights of access to information and judicial independence.

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Front row (left to right): Vice-President of the Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr. Doris König, President of the European Court of Human Rights Síofra O’Leary, President of the Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr. Stephan Harbarth, LL.M. (Yale), Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights Marko Bošnjak

Second row (left to right): Judge Ana Maria Guerra Martins, Judge Anne Louise Bormann, Judge Arnfinn Bårdsen (Section President), Judge Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer (Section President), Judge Tim Eicke, Judge Faris Vehabović

Third row (left to right): Justice Dr. Rhona Fetzer, Justice Dr. Miriam Meßling, Judge Anja Seibert-Fohr, Judge Branko Lubarda, Ilse Freiwirth (Deputy Registrar)

Back row (left to right): Johan Callewaert (Deputy Grand Chamber Registrar), Justice Thomas Offenloch, Justice Dr. Josef Christ, Justice Dr. Ulrich Maidowski, Justice Prof. Dr. Martin Eifert, LL.M. (Berkeley), Justice Prof. Dr. Heinrich Amadeus Wolff