Françoise, Baroness Tulkens (born 12 September 1942) is a Belgian lawyer and expert in criminal and penal law, and former vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights. She served as a member of the Court since 1998, Section President since 2007, and vice-president from February 2011 until her term ended in 2012.
Françoise Tulkens | |
|---|---|
| Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights | |
| In office 1 February 2011 – 2012 Serving with Sir Nicolas Bratza | |
| President | Jean-Paul Costa |
| Preceded by | Christos Rozakis |
| Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Belgium | |
| In office 1998–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1942 Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian citizenship |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Early life
editTulkens was born in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.[1] She studied law, earning a doctorate in 1965 and practising at the Bar until 1968, when she was appointed Research Fellow with the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique).[2] She was awarded the agrégation (higher education teaching qualification) in 1976 and the same year took up a post as Professor of Law in the Université catholique de Louvain[2] (French-speaking Catholic University of Louvain at Louvain-la-Neuve), where she remained until her appointment as a permanent judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.[1]
Career
editAlongside her post at the Université catholique de Louvain, Tulkens served as Chairwoman of the Scientific Committee of the European Law-making Research Group (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris) from 1993 to 1998 and editor-in-chief of the journal, Revue internationale de droit pénal, from 1994 to 1998. From 1996 to 1997, she was an Expert for the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture.[1] She has also been a visiting professor at the Universities of Geneva, Ottawa, Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne) and Rennes.[1][2]
On 1 November 1998, Tulkens became a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Belgium. She was elected a Section President in 2007 and on 1 February 2011 became one of two vice-presidents of the Court, along with the British judge, Sir Nicolas Bratza, and under French President Jean-Paul Costa.[1] She retired from the European Court in September 2012 and was appointed a member of the Human Rights Advisory Panel[3] of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo. In 2019, Tulkens was appointed to the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, chaired by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury.[4]
In 2021, Tulkens was the president of the Turkey Tribunal held in Geneva, Switzerland along with 5 other reputable international jurists.[5]
Other activities
edit- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member[6]
- King Baudouin Foundation, chair of the Board of Governors[7]
Honours
edit- Commander of the Order of the Crown.
- Conferred the noble title of Baroness in the Belgian nobility.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Judges of the Court". European Court of Human Rights. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ a b c "Honorary Doctorate for Françoise Tulkens". University of Ottawa. 31 January 2003. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "The Human Rights Advisory Panel". UNMIK DPI. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "IBA - IBAHRI Secretariat to the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom". www.ibanet.org. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "Prof. Em. Dr. Françoise Barones Tulkens - Turkey Tribunal". Turkey Tribunal. 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
- ^ "Chair of the Board of Governors | King Baudouin Foundation". Kbs-frb.be. Retrieved 27 January 2014.[permanent dead link]