Luzius Wildhaber

Lucius Wildhaber
Luzius Wildhaber (right) shaking hands with Vladimir Putin
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
In office 1991–1998
In office 1998 – 2007 (President of the ECHR)
Judge in Liechtenstein
In office 1975–1988
Personal details
Born	18 January 1937 Basel, Switzerland
Died	22 July 2020

Luzius Wildhaber (18 January 1937, Basel, Switzerland – 22 July 2020^[1]) 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.