Visit JCPCBilateral exchange between the UK Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights
Justices of the UK Supreme Court and members of the UK's senior judiciary welcomed judges from the European Court of Human Rights for bilateral discussions.
On 13 February, Justices of the Supreme Court and members of the UK's senior judiciary welcomed a delegation from the European Court of Human Rights to the UK Supreme Court.
The UK delegation comprised:
- Lord Reed, President of the UK Supreme Court
- Lord Sales, Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court
- Lord Burrows, Justice of the Supreme Court
- Lord Stephens, Justice of the Supreme Court
- Baroness Carr, Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales
- Lord Pentland, Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General
- Dame Siobhan Keegan, Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
- Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls
The delegation from the European Court of Human Rights comprised:
- Mattias Guyomar, President of the European Court of Human Rights
- Arnfinn Bårdsen, Vice President of the European Court of Human Rights
- Ivana Jelić, Vice President of the European Court of Human Rights
- Lado Chanturia, Section President of the European Court of Human Rights
- Ioannis Ktsitakis, Section President of the European Court of Human Rights
- Kateřina Šimáčková, Section President of the European Court of Human Rights
- Hugh Mercer, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
Topics of discussion at the exchange included judicial communications, public international law, and the potential future influence of AI on the judicial process.
The visit formed part of a long-standing dialogue between the judiciary of the United Kingdom and the European Court of Human Rights.