Tim Eicke
Tim Eicke QC | |
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| Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2016 | |
| Nominated by | Michael Gove |
| Appointed by | Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe |
| Preceded by | Paul Mahoney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1966 (age 58) Hanover, West Germany |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Dundee University of Passau |
| Profession | Barrister |
Tim Eicke QC (born 27 July 1966) is a German-born British barrister and Judge of the European Court of Human Rights.[1]
Education
Eicke studied German law at the University of Passau in south-east Germany, graduating in 1988. From here, he crossed the channel to Britain where he undertook further study in Scots and English law at the University of Dundee.[1] He is fluent in German and English and is highly proficient in French.[2]
Career
After working as a legal consultant for an oil and gas information company, Eicke was called to the bar in 1993 at Middle Temple.[3] In 1999, Eicke joined Essex Court Chambers gaining expertise in the fields of European Union and international human rights law and regularly appearing in the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights as well as domestic courts including the UK Supreme Court.[3]
Eicke was on the panel of counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (2011-2015)[4] in addition to editing the European Human Rights Reports.[5]
Eicke took silk in 2011 and was subsequently elected as Britain's judge in the European Court of Human Rights in 2016 after a clear majority of representatives of the Council of Europe voted him in.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Judges of the Court". European Court of Human Rights. Council of Europe. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Essex Court Chambers Profile". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Legal 500 Profile". The Legal 500. Legalease Ltd. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Judge Research Briefing" (PDF). UK Parliament. Arabella Lang. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Eicke, Tim (2016). European Human Rights Reports. Sweet & Maxwell.
- ^ "New British judge chosen for European Court of Human Rights". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
External links
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| National | |
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- University of Passau alumni
- German emigrants to England
- Alumni of the University of Dundee
- European Union Civil Service Tribunal judges
- English Queen's Counsel
- 1966 births
- British judges
- British barristers
- Judges of the European Court of Human Rights
- Living people
- Jurists from Hanover
- Members of the Middle Temple
- British judges of international courts and tribunals
- British officials of the European Union