Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos | |
Office: | President of the European Court of Human Rights |
Term Start: | 5 May 2019 |
Term End: | 17 May 2020 |
Predecessor: | Guido Raimondi |
Successor: | Róbert Spanó |
Office1: | Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Greece |
Term Start1: | 18 May 2011 |
Term End1: | 17 May 2020 |
Successor1: | Ioannis Ktistakis |
Birth Date: | 1960 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | Athens, Greece |
Nationality: | Greek |
Alma Mater: | University of Athens |
Residence: | Strasbourg |
Native Name Lang: | el |
Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Λίνος-Αλέξανδρος Σισιλιάνος|Linos-Alexandros Sisilianos; born 9 May 1960) is a Greek jurist born in Athens, Greece. He was a judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Greece between 2011 and 2020.[1]
He studied law at the University of Athens from where he graduated in 1983. He followed up on his studies at the Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg, from where he obtained a MSc in International Law in 1984 and Doctorate in 1990.[2] On 1 May 2017 he was appointed vice-president of the Court, and Section President of Section I. He was elected President of the European Court of Human Rights on 1 April 2019, succeeding Guido Raimondi.[3] [4] [5] On 18 May 2020, Róbert Ragnar Spanó from Iceland succeeded him.[6]
He was a candidate for the 2021 International Court of Justice judges election,[7] but Hilary Charlesworth was elected instead.[8]