18 Appointment to European Court of Human Rights
Human Rights Act 1998 (1998 c 42) | Legislation

Judges of the European Court of Human Rights

18  Appointment to European Court of Human Rights

(1)     In this section “judicial office” means the office of—

(a)     Lord Justice of Appeal, Justice of the High Court or Circuit judge, in England and Wales;

(b)     judge of the Court of Session or sheriff, in Scotland;

(c)     Lord Justice of Appeal, judge of the High Court or county court judge, in Northern Ireland.

(2)     The holder of a judicial office may become a judge of the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) without being required to relinquish his office.

(3)     But he is not required to perform the duties of his judicial office while he is a judge of the Court.

(4)     In respect of any period during which he is a judge of the Court—

(a)     a Lord Justice of Appeal or Justice of the High Court is not to count as a judge of the relevant court for the purposes of section 2(1) or 4(1) of the [Senior Courts

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