Dean Spielmann

Dean Spielmann
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Luxembourg
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 June 2004
Preceded by	Marc Fischbach
Personal details
Born	26 October 1962 (1962-10-26) (age 49) Zagreb, Luxembourg
Nationality	Luxembourger
Residence	Strasbourg
Alma mater	Catholic University of Louvain
Profession	Lawyer

Dean Spielmann (born 26 October 1962) is a Luxembourgian lawyer and currently the Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Luxembourg. He has been President of the Fifth Section of the Court since 1 February 2011. He holds degrees from the Catholic University of Louvain and University of Cambridge, and is a member of the Grand Ducal Institute of Luxembourg.

Early life

Spielmann was born in Luxembourg and studied Law at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium (Bachelor's degree, 1988) and the University of Cambridge (Master of Laws, 1990).^[1]

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 Catholic University of Louvain. He also taught at the University of Luxembourg from 1996 to 2004 and the University of Nancy from 1997 to 2008.^[1] He has been the Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Luxembourg since 24 June 2004, and President of the Fifth Section of the Court since 1 February 2011.

See also

• European Court of Human Rights
• List of judges of the European Court of Human Rights

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Judges of the Court". European Court of Human Rights. 1 February 2011. http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/The+Court/The+Court/Judges+of+the+Court/. Retrieved 8 April 2011. 

External links

• Website of the European Court of Human Rights