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Mark Villiger

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Mark E. Villiger
Villiger in 2023
Judge of the
European Court of Human Rights
in respect of Liechtenstein
In office
1 September 2006 – 31 August 2015
Succeeded byCarlo Ranzoni
Personal details
Born(1950-05-17)17 May 1950
Louis Trichardt, South Africa
Died10 December 2023(2023-12-10) (aged 73)
NationalitySwiss, French
Websitehttps://markvilliger.com/

Mark E. Villiger (17 May 1950 – 10 December 2023) was a Swiss judge who served as Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Liechtenstein.[1][2]

Biography

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Villiger was born in Louis Trichardt, South Africa on 17 May 1950. He grew up in Mozambique and Feldkirch, Austria before he studied law at the University of Zurich.[1] He began his career at the European Court of Human Rights in 1983 as a secretary in the Human Rights Commission and assumed as a judge of the ECHR in 2006.[1] Villiger died on 10 December 2023, at the age of 73.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Fontana, Katharina. "Mark Villiger – Richter ohne Allüren | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Traueranzeige. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 15 December 2023.
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