Ledi Bianku (born 22 February 1971 in

Shkodër Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, fifth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been List of o ...

, Albania) was a

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at the

European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The court hears applications alleging that a co ...

, elected in respect of

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on 1 February 2008. He received his law degree from the

University of Tirana The University of Tirana (, abbreviated UT) is a public university located at the central borough of Tirana 10 in Tirana, Albania. It was established as the State University of Tirana (SUT) in 1957 through merging of five existing institutes ...

in 1993, and also studied concurrently at the

University of Trento The University of Trento (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Trento'') is an Italian university located in Trento and nearby Rovereto. It has been able to achieve considerable results in didactics, research, and international relations accord ...

in Italy 1992–1993. He practiced as a lawyer in Tirana 1994–1998 and 1999–2006, and was lecturer in law (Public International Law, European Human Rights Law and European Union Law) at the University of Tirana 1995–2007 and at the Albanian School of Magistrates 1997–2007. He concurrently studied at the

College of Europe The College of Europe (; ; ) is a post-graduate institute of European studies with three campuses in Bruges, Belgium; Warsaw, Poland; and Tirana, Albania. The College of Europe in Bruges was founded in 1949 as a result of the 1948 Congress of ...

in Belgium 1996–1997 (LL.M.). He worked at the Office of the OSCE Legal Counsellor in Albania 1998–1999, was founder and Executive Director of the European Centre in Tirana 1999–2006, advisor ad personam to the President of the Republic, to the President of the Parliament and to Minister of Justice and the Minister of European Affairs 2000–2007. He was also Chairman of the National Broadcasting Authority 2006–2007 and a member of the

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2006–2007. From October 2021, he is a foreign judge of

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. In 2021, Bianku served one of the judges of th
Turkey Tribunal
held in

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along with 5 other reputable international jurists.

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