Lov om styrking av menneskerettighetenes stilling i norsk rett (menneskerettsloven)

Vedlegg 1. Den europeiske menneskerettskonvensjon med protokoller (autentisk engelsk tekst)

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms​1

Section II – European Court of Human Rights

Art 21.Criteria for office
1. The judges shall be of high moral character and must either possess the qualifications required for appointment to high judicial office or be jurisconsults of recognised competence.
2. Can didates shall be less than 65 years of age at the date by which the list of three candidates has been requested by the Parliamentary Assembly, further to Article 22.
3. The judges shall sit on the Court in their individual capacity.
4. During their term of office the judges shall not engage in any activity which is incompatible with their independence, impartiality or with the demands of a full-time office; all questions arising from the application of this paragraph shall be decided by the Court.
0Amended by Protocol No. 15 to the ECHR (act 9 May 2014 No 14, in force 1 Aug 2021 re. res. 18 June 2021 No 1966).