Luzius Wildhaber

Luzius Wildhaber (18 January 1937, Basel, Switzerland – 22 July 2020 ) was a Swiss judge. He was the first president of the European Court of Human Rights in its new format after the ratification of Protocol 11, which opened up direct access for citizens from the 47 member states of the Council of Europe.

Education He studied law at the University of Basel, and Yale where he obtained a Master of Laws in 1965 and Doctor in Juridical Science in 1968.

Professional career He became a professor of law at the University of Fribourg in 1971. and a lecturer on international law and constitutional law at the University of Basel in 1977 and 1998. At the university he served as professor, dean and rector at different times. 2000 Honorary Doctorate of the Comenius University 2004 Honorary Doctorate of the University of Neuchâtel 2009