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Members of the Venice Commission

Member

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

  • Mr Pere VILANOVA TRIAS
    Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Constitutional Law, University of Barcelona

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

  • Mr Warren NEWMAN
    Senior General Counsel, Constitutional Law, Department of Justice

Chile

Costa Rica

Croatia

  • Ms Jasna OMEJEC
    Professor of Administrative Law, Law Faculty, University of Zagreb
  • Ms Sanja BARIĆ (Substitute member)
    Professor of Constitutional Law, Law Faculty, University of Rijeka

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

  • Mr Tuomas OJANEN
    Professor of Constitutional Law, Law Faculty, University of Helsinki
  • Mr Janne SALMINEN (Substitute member)
    Full Professor of Public Law, Vice Dean of the Public Law Faculty, University of Turku

France

Georgia

  • Mr Mindia UGREKHELIDZE
    Former judge at the European Court of Human Rights, Professor, Head of the Department for Legal Studies, Caucasus International University

Germany

  • Ms Angelika NUSSBERGER
    Vice-President of the Venice Commission, Former Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights, Professor, University of Cologne, Director, Institute for Eastern European Law
  • Mr Andreas PAULUS (Substitute member)
    Fmr. Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court, Director, Institute of International and European Law, University of Göttingen

Greece

Hungary

  • Mr András Zs. VARGA
    President of Kúria (Supreme Court of Hungary), Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Pázmány Péter Catholic University
  • Mr András MÁZI (Substitute member)
    Chief Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, University of Public Service, Chief Advisor at the Kúria (Supreme Court of Hungary)

Iceland

Ireland

Israel

  • Mr Dan MERIDOR
    Lawyer, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice
  • Mr Barak MEDINA (Substitute member)
    Dean, Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Italy

  • Ms Marta CARTABIA
    Former Minister of Justice, Former President, Constitutional Court
  • Mr Cesare PINELLI (Substitute member)
    Head of the Public Law Section, Legal Science Department, "La Sapienza" University

Kazakhstan

Korea, Republic

Kosovo

  • Mr Qerim QERIMI
    Professor, Law Faculty, University of Pristina
  • Mr Kushtrim ISTREFI (Substitute member)
    Assistant Professor of Human Rights Law and Public International Law, the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), Utrecht University

Kyrgyzstan

  • Mr Aiaz BAETOV
    Minister of Justice
  • Mr Murat UKUSHEV (Substitute member)
    Head of Legal Support Department, Administration of the President of the Republic

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

  • Mr Michael FRENDO
    Vice-President of the Venice Commission, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives

Mexico

Moldova, Republic of

  • Ms Domnica MANOLE
    Judge, Former President, Constitutional Court
  • Ms Olesea STAMATE (Substitute member)
    MP, Chair of the Committee for Legal Affairs, Immunities and Appointments, Parliament

Monaco

  • M. Bertrand MATHIEU
    Professor, Faculty of Law, Sorbonne-University Paris I, Senior Member of the Council of State, Vice-President of IACL
  • M. Christophe SOSSO (Substitute member)
    Defence Lawyer, Court of Appeal

Montenegro

  • Mr Srdjan DARMANOVIĆ
    Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Montenegro
  • Mr Zoran PAZIN (Substitute member)
    Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice

Morocco

Netherlands

  • Mr Ben VERMEULEN
    Member and Judge, Dutch Council of State, Professor of Education Law, Radboud University Nijmegen
  • Mr Martin KUIJER (Substitute member)
    Judge, Supreme Court

North Macedonia

  • Ms Renata DESKOSKA
    Professor of Constitutional Law, University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Law Faculty “Iustinianus Primus”, Former Minister of Justice

Norway

Peru

Poland

Portugal

  • M. António Henriques GASPAR
    Judge Councillor, Supreme Court of Justice, Former President of the Supreme Court and of the High Judicial Council
  • Mr Rui Filipe SERRA SERRÃO PATRÍCIO (Substitute member)
    Partner, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, Visiting Professor, NOVA School of Law - Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

Romania

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

  • Mr Ernest PETRIČ
    Former Judge and President, Constitutional Court, Former Ambassador, Professor (New University), Senior Adviser to the President of the Republic
  • Ms Verica TRSTENJAK (Substitute member)
    Professor of European Union Law, Former Advocate General, European court of Justice

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Tunisia

Türkiye

  • Mr Yavuz ATAR
    Professor of Constitutional Law, Ibn Haldun University
  • Ms Melek SARAL (Substitute member)
    Associate Professor, Social Sciences University of Ankara, Professorial Research Associate, SOAS, University of London

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States of America

  • Mr Paolo CAROZZA
    Professor of Law and Political Science, University of Notre Dame Law School
  • Mr James P. KELLY III (Substitute member)
    President, Solidarity Center for Law and Justice

Observer

Argentina

Holy See

Japan

  • Mr Daichi ITO
    Deputy to the Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe
  • Mr Masahiro SOGABE (Substitute member)
    Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University

Uruguay

Others

European Union

  • Mr Lucio GUSSETTI
    Director – Principal Legal Adviser, European Commission - Legal Service - CFSP and External relations Team
  • Ms Mihaela CARPUS CARCEA
    Legal Advisor, European Commission - Legal Service CFSP and External relations Team

Palestine* This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of Council of Europe member States on this issue.

South Africa

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