Dean Spielmann (born 26 October 1962) is a Luxembourgish lawyer and a former president of the

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.Dean Spielmann, judge in respect of Luxembourg, today elected President of the European Court of Human Rights
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of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of

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since 2004, president of the Fifth Section of the Court since 2011 and was elected vice-president and then, shortly afterwards, president in 2012. He is also a member of the

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of Luxembourg and has held academic posts at the universities of

, Nancy and

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Early life

Spielmann was born in Luxembourg and studied law at the

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(bachelor's degree, 1988) and

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in the

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(

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, 1990).

Legal career

Spielmann was admitted to the Luxembourg Bar in 1989, practising there until 2004. From 1991 to 1997, he was assistant lecturer in criminal law at the

. He also taught at the University of Luxembourg from 1996 to 2004 and the

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from 1997 to 2008. He has been the

of the

in respect of Luxembourg since 24 June 2004, and president of the Fifth Section of the Court since 1 February 2011. He will serve as vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights for an initial term of three years from 13 September 2012. He was president of the court between 2012 and 2015. He was appointed judge of the court of justice of the European Union (General Court) as of 13 April 2016.

References

External links

Website of the European Court of Human Rights
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Early life

Legal career

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