Jean-Paul Costa was a French jurist who lived from 1941 to 2023, born in Tunis in French Tunisia and educated at the Lycée Henri-IV, Sciences Po and the Ecole nationale d'administration. He joined the European Court of Human Rights as the judge representing France on January 1, 1999, and rose through the positions of section president and vice-president before serving as the court's president from January 2007 to November 2011, succeeding Luzius Wildhaber and being re-elected in 2009. Costa also taught at Sciences Po earlier in his career, led French negotiations over construction of the Channel Tunnel in the mid-1980s, and afterward served as president of the International Institute of Human Rights.
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What was Jean-Paul Costa's contribution to reform of the European Court of Human Rights?
He used what the Fondation René Cassin calls judicial diplomacy to enable the entry into force of Protocol No. 14.
A tribute from the Fondation René Cassin credits Jean-Paul Costa with inventing a form of judicial diplomacy while he led the court. The aim was to bring about the entry into force of Protocol No. 14, which the tribute calls an indispensable reform for managing a mass of litigation in good time.
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Jean-Paul Costa (3 November 1941 - 27 April 2023) was a French jurist and was the President of the European Court of Human Rights from 19 January 2007 until his term at the Court ended on 3 November 2011.
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Jean-Paul Costa (3 November 1941 - 27 April 2023) was a French jurist and was the President of the European Court of Human Rights from 19 January 2007 until his term at the Court ended on 3 November 2011. He was educated at the Lycée Carnot in the city, but his family left when the country declared independence in 1957.
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Lawyer and Jurist
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P569 (date of birth): 1941
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P569 (date of birth): 1941-11-03
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P570 (date of death): 2023
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P570 (date of death): 2023-04-27
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P19 (place of birth): Tunis
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P20 (place of death): Chantérac
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