On 16 April 2024, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, by an absolute majority of votes cast, elected Artūrs Kučs as Judge to the European Court of Human Rights (‘the Court’) in respect of Latvia.
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On 2 September 2024, expires the term of office of the current judge to the Court in respect of Latvia.
On 27 February 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers issued Order No.156 “On the Approval of Candidacies for the Post of Judge at the European Court of Human Rights” approving the candidacies of Artūrs Kučs, Jānis Neimanis and Daiga Rezevska.
On 5 March 2024, the list of candidates was submitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Artūrs Kučs currently serves as a judge at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and is one of the ad hoc judges of the Court in respect of Latvia.
Pursuant to Article 23 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, a judge to the Court is elected for a term of office of nine years, and re-election is not possible.