Dean Spielmann | |
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| President of the European Court of Human Rights | |
| In office 1 November 2012 – 31 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Bratza |
| Succeeded by | Guido Raimondi |
| Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect ofLuxembourg | |
| Assumed office 24 June 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Marc Fischbach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-10-26)26 October 1962 (age 63) |
| Nationality | Luxembourgish |
| Residence | Strasbourg |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Louvain Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Dean Spielmann (born 26 October 1962) is a Luxembourgish lawyer and a former president of theEuropean Court of Human Rights.[1] He has been ajudge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect ofLuxembourg since 2004, president of the Fifth Section of the Court since 2011 and was elected vice-president and then, shortly afterwards, president in 2012. He is also a member of theGrand Ducal Institute of Luxembourg and has held academic posts at the universities ofLuxembourg,Nancy andLouvain.
Spielmann was born in Luxembourg and studied law at theCatholic University of Louvain inBelgium (bachelor's degree, 1988) andFitzwilliam College,Cambridge in theUnited Kingdom (Master of Laws, 1990).[2][3]
Spielmann was admitted to the Luxembourg Bar in 1989, practising there until 2004. From 1991 to 1997, he was assistant lecturer in criminal law at theCatholic University of Louvain. He also taught at the University of Luxembourg from 1996 to 2004 and theUniversity of Nancy from 1997 to 2008.[2] He has been thejudge of theEuropean Court of Human Rights in respect of Luxembourg since 24 June 2004, and president of the Fifth Section of the Court since 1 February 2011. He will serve as vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights for an initial term of three years from 13 September 2012. He was president of the court between 2012 and 2015. He was appointed judge of the court of justice of the European Union (General Court) as of 13 April 2016.
