The Registry
The task of the Registry is to provide legal and administrative support to the Court in the exercise of its judicial functions (Rule 18 of the Rules of Court). It is therefore composed of lawyers, administrative and technical staff and translators.
The task of the Registry is to provide legal and administrative support to the Court in the exercise of its judicial functions (Rule 18 of the Rules of Court). It is therefore composed of lawyers, administrative and technical staff and translators.
The task of the Registry is to provide legal and administrative support to the Court in the exercise of its judicial functions (Rule 18 of the Rules of Court). It is therefore composed of lawyers, administrative and technical staff and translators.
The task of the Registry
The task of the Registry is to provide legal and administrative support to the Court in the exercise of its judicial functions (Rule 18 of the Rules of Court). It is therefore composed of lawyers, administrative and technical staff and translators.
Registrar and Deputy Registrar
Rule 17 of the Rules of Court governs the Registrar’s functions.
“Rule 17 - Functions of the Registrar
1. The Registrar shall assist the Court in the performance of its functions and shall be responsible for the organisation and activities of the Registry under the authority of the President of the Court.
2. The Registrar shall have the custody of the archives of the Court and shall be the channel for all communications and notifications made by, or addressed to, the Court in connection with the cases brought or to be brought before it.
3. The Registrar shall, subject to the duty of discretion attaching to this office, reply to requests for information concerning the work of the Court, in particular to enquiries from the press.
4. General instructions drawn up by the Registrar, and approved by the President of the Court, shall regulate the working of the Registry.”
The Deputy Registrar assists the Registrar in the accomplishment of his or her assignment and notably assumes responsibility in key areas of judicial and administrative management of the Court and its Registry.
Registrar and Deputy Registrar
Rule 17 of the Rules of Court governs the Registrar’s functions.
“Rule 17 - Functions of the Registrar
1. The Registrar shall assist the Court in the performance of its functions and shall be responsible for the organisation and activities of the Registry under the authority of the President of the Court.
2. The Registrar shall have the custody of the archives of the Court and shall be the channel for all communications and notifications made by, or addressed to, the Court in connection with the cases brought or to be brought before it.
3. The Registrar shall, subject to the duty of discretion attaching to this office, reply to requests for information concerning the work of the Court, in particular to enquiries from the press.
4. General instructions drawn up by the Registrar, and approved by the President of the Court, shall regulate the working of the Registry.”
The Deputy Registrar assists the Registrar in the accomplishment of his or her assignment and notably assumes responsibility in key areas of judicial and administrative management of the Court and its Registry.
Registrar
Marialena Tsirli
Born on 20 October 1967 in Thessaloniki, Greece
- Law studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1989
- Master degree in Law, Robert Schuman University of Strasbourg, 1991
- Doctorate in Law, Robert Schuman University of Strasbourg, 1994
- Legal officer, Secretariat of the former European Commission of Human Rights(1994-1998)
- Legal officer (1998-2004), Head of Division (2004-2010), Deputy Section Registrar(2010-2016), Section Registrar (2016-2019), European Court of Human Rights
- Deputy Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights from 1 July 2019 to 30 November 2020
- Elected Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights on 7 September 2020
- Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights since 1 December 2020.
Deputy Registrar
Abel Campos
Born on 1 November 1964 in Caldas de Rainha, Portugal
- Law and Economics and Legal Sciences studies, University of Coimbra (1983-1988)
- Lawyer, Lisbon Bar (1989-1991)
- Legal officer, Secretariat of the former European Commission of Human Rights (1991-1998)
- Legal officer (1998-2002), Head of Division (2002-2012), Deputy Section Registrar (2014-2016), Section Registrar (since 2016), European Court of Human Rights
- Seconded to the Secretariat of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Secretary to the Human Rights meetings (2012-2014)
- Deputy Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights since 1 December 2020.
Registrar and Deputy Registrar of the ECHR
Rule 17 of the Rules of Court governs the Registrar’s functions.
“Rule 17 - Functions of the Registrar
1. The Registrar shall assist the Court in the performance of its functions and shall be responsible for the organisation and activities of the Registry under the authority of the President of the Court.
2. The Registrar shall have the custody of the archives of the Court and shall be the channel for all communications and notifications made by, or addressed to, the Court in connection with the cases brought or to be brought before it.
3. The Registrar shall, subject to the duty of discretion attaching to this office, reply to requests for information concerning the work of the Court, in particular to enquiries from the press.
4. General instructions drawn up by the Registrar, and approved by the President of the Court, shall regulate the working of the Registry.”
The Deputy Registrar assists the Registrar in the accomplishment of his or her assignment and notably assumes responsibility in key areas of judicial and administrative management of the Court and its Registry.
Registrar
Deputy Registrar
Registrar and Deputy Registrar
Rule 17 of the Rules of Court governs the Registrar’s functions.
“...
The Registrar shall assist the Court in the performance of its functions and shall be responsible for the organisation and activities of the Registry under the authority of the President of the Court.
The Registrar shall have the custody of the archives of the Court and shall be the channel for all communications and notifications made by, or addressed to, the Court in connection with the cases brought or to be brought before it.
The Registrar shall, subject to the duty of discretion attaching to this office, reply to requests for information concerning the work of the Court, in particular to enquiries from the press.
General instructions drawn up by the Registrar, and approved by the President of the Court, shall regulate the working of the Registry.”
The Deputy Registrar assists the Registrar in the accomplishment of his or her assignment and notably assumes responsibility in key areas of judicial and administrative management of the Court and its Registry.
Registrar
Deputy Registrar
Former Registrars of the ECHR
(British)
Deputy Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights, 1995-2001
Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights, 2001-2005