On Monday 27 January, the European Court of Human Rights announced the creation of an “Ethics Council” responsible for providing guidance to sitting judges, ad hoc judges, former judges and the Court itself as an institution.
This “Ethics Council” will be made up of five members: the most senior Vice-President of the Court, the most senior Section President and the three most senior sitting Judges.
It will be assisted by the Court registrar and may be consulted by the president of the Court “to give guidance to a judge seeking advice on compliance with the ethical standards in a given situation”.
This development, adopted by the Court’s plenary meeting last December, is part of the update (2021) of the “Court’s Resolution on Judicial Ethics”, which focuses on the integrity, independence and impartiality of current and former judges.
Link to the Court’s Resolution on Judicial Ethics: https://aeur.eu/f/f8w (Original version in French by Véronique Leblanc)