Andreas Zünd (born 8 February 1957, St. Gallen), is a

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jurist who has served as a judge at the

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since 2021.

Education

Zünd studied law at the

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from where he obtained a licentiate in 1982 and doctorate in 1986.

Professional career

After graduation he became a court clerk at the of Argovia for a year before he assumed the same duty at the

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between 1987 until 1996. Besides he acted as the substitute judge for the high court in Argovia between 1987 and 2002 before he assumed as an ordinary Judge at the same court from 2002 to 2004. Concordantly he also acted as a part-time judge at the Federal Court of Switzerland from 1996 to 2004 before he was elected a Federal Judge in Dezember 2003 as the successor of Martin Schubarth.

Federal Judge of Switzerland

As a Swiss Federal Judge he was involved in several notable cases of public law like the transfer of date from thousands of

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bank account holders to the French authorities. In Switzerland judges are members of a political party for which Switzerland was often criticized by the

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. He is a member of the left-wing

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(SP).

Judge at the European Court of Human Rights

In January 2021 he was elected a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights by the

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(PACE). He is the sixth judge representing Switzerland at the ECHR and only the second Swiss Federal judge to assumed as a judge at the ECHR.

References

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