Jean-Paul Costa
| Jean-Paul Costa | |
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Jean-Paul Costa, May 2013
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| President of the European Court of Human Rights |
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In office 19 January 2007 – 3 November 2011 |
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| Vice President |
Christos Rozakis, Sir Nicolas Bratza |
| Preceded by | Luzius Wildhaber |
| Succeeded by | Sir Nicolas Bratza |
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| Born |
3 November 1941 Tunis, Tunisia |
| Nationality | French |
| Residence | Strasbourg |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | www.echr.coe.int |
Jean-Paul Costa (born 3 November 1941 in Tunis) is a French jurist and was the President of the European Court of Human Rights since 19 January 2007. He was first appointed a judge of the Court on 1 November 1998, and in 2009 was elected to serve an additional three years as President. His term at the Court ended on 3 November 2011.
Costa was born in Tunis, capital of Tunisia, and educated at the Lycée Carnot in the city, but his family left when the country declared independence in 1957. He was then educated at the prestigious Lycée Henri-IV in Paris, before studying at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, better known as Sciences Po, graduating with an undergraduate diploma in 1961, Master of Laws in 1962 and Diploma of Superior Studies in Public Law in 1964. He then studied from 1964 to 1966 at the École nationale d'administration (National Management School).
In June 1966, Costa was appointed Auditeur in the Council of State, a body of the French national government that provides the executive branch with legal advice and acts as the administrative court of last resort. From 1968 to 1973, he lectured at Sciences Po, and from 1981 to 1984 was Director of the Office of the Minister of National Education, Alain Savary. From 1985 to 1986, he led the French delegation negotiating construction of the Channel Tunnel, and from 1985 to 1989 taught at the International Institute of Public Administration. He was then appointed Visiting Professor at the University of Orléans (1989-1998) and the Sorbonne (1992-1998). After end of his function as President of European Court of Human Rights, he is appointed the president of International Institute of Human Rights.
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