Anatoly Kovler
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Anatoly Kovler is a Tajikistani-born Russia
n lawyer, former Professor at the Academic Law University
of the Russian Academy of Sciences
and currently the Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
in respect of Russia
. His term will expire on 31 October 2012.
, then part of the Soviet Union
. In 1966, he began studying at the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations (MGIMO), the diplomatic school of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
, and graduated with a diploma in 1971. From 1973 to 1978, he studied History at the Institute of Comparative Political Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
, and in 1979 was appointed Senior Researcher at the Institute.
of the Russian Academy of Sciences
, being promoted in 1985 to Professor Law and awarded the title of Doctor of Law in 1991. In 1999, he was elected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
to succeed Vladimir Tumanov as the judge of the European Court of Human Rights
in respect of Russia
. He is resident in Strasbourg
, the seat of the Court, and is Vice-President of its First Section. His term at the Court will expire on 31 October 2012.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n lawyer, former Professor at the Academic Law University
Academic Law University
The Academic Law University is a private law school founded in 1993 under the auspices of the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences...
of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
and currently the Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
in respect of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. His term will expire on 31 October 2012.
Early life
Kovler was born on 26 August 1948 in Sari-Khassar, TajikistanTajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
, then part of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. In 1966, he began studying at the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations (MGIMO), the diplomatic school of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is the central government institution charged with leading the foreign affairs of Russia. Its predecessor organisation is the Ministry of External Relations of the USSR...
, and graduated with a diploma in 1971. From 1973 to 1978, he studied History at the Institute of Comparative Political Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
, and in 1979 was appointed Senior Researcher at the Institute.
Career
From 1980 to 1999, he was Director of Research at the Centre of Comparative Law of the Institute of State and LawInstitute of State and Law
The Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences is the largest scientific legal center in the Russian Federation. The ISL is part of the Philosophical, Sociological, Psychological, and Law Department of RAS...
of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
, being promoted in 1985 to Professor Law and awarded the title of Doctor of Law in 1991. In 1999, he was elected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe , which held its first session in Strasbourg on 10 August 1949, can be considered the oldest international parliamentary assembly with a pluralistic composition of democratically elected members of parliament established on the basis of an...
to succeed Vladimir Tumanov as the judge of the European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
in respect of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. He is resident in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, the seat of the Court, and is Vice-President of its First Section. His term at the Court will expire on 31 October 2012.
See also
- European Court of Human RightsEuropean Court of Human RightsThe European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
- List of judges of the European Court of Human Rights