Christos Rozakis ( el, Χρήστος Ροζάκης, born 1941 in Athens)
is a
Greek
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judge, and currently the President of the Administrative Tribunal of the
Council of Europe. He was formerly the first vice-president of the
European Court of Human Rights
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. In 1996, he also served briefly as a
Deputy Foreign Minister of
Greece
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.
He studied Law in the
University of Athens
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...
and continued his studies at
University College London
, mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £143 million (2020)
, budget = � ...
(LL.M 1970), the
University of Illinois
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(LL.M 1971, J.S.D. 1973)
and the
Graduate Institute of International Studies
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in Geneva.
Rozakis was member of the
European Commission of Human Rights
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since 1987, and has been member of ECtHR since 1998.
His dissenting opinions include those in Grand Chamber cases Sahin v. Germany, Ždanoka v. Latvia, Kingsley v. the United Kingdom, McElhinney v. Ireland, Al-Adsani v. the United Kingdom. He also joined dissents in Grand Chamber cases Bykov v. Russia, Blecic v. Croatia, Janowski v. Poland, K. and T. v. Finland, Draon v. France, Maurice v. France.
References
External links
CVs of ECHR judges*Letsas G
Judge Rozakis's Separate Opinions and the Strasbourg DilemmaUniversity College London, 2011
1941 births
Judges of the European Court of Human Rights
Greek diplomats
20th-century Greek judges
Living people
Alumni of University College London
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies alumni
Members of the European Commission of Human Rights
Greek judges of international courts and tribunals
21st-century Greek judges
Lawyers from Athens
Politicians from Athens
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