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András Sajó

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András Sajó
Judge of the
European Court of Human Rights
in respect of Hungary
Assumed office
1 February 2008
Preceded byAndrás Baka
Personal details
Born (1949-03-25) 25 March 1949 (age 75)
Budapest, Hungary
ResidenceBudapest

András Sajó (born 25 March 1949) is a Hungarian legal academic and former European Court of Human Rights judge. He is widely considered as one of the leading constitutional scholars of Central and East Europe.

Sajó was born in Budapest. He was the founding Dean of the Legal Studies department at the Central European University in Budapest. Later he chaired the Comparative Constitutional Law LL.M. program. Between February, 2008 and April, 2017 he served as a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Hungary.[1] He was the President of the First Section of the Court as well as the President of the Fourth Section. After completing the term at the Court, Sajó returned to the CEU, where he currently is a University Professor. On 6 May 2020, Facebook appointed him to its content oversight board.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Composition of the ECHR - Judges, Sections, Grand Chamber".
  2. ^ "Facebook names first members of oversight board that can overrule Zuckerberg". Reuters. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.