The panel of experts that prepares the nomination of candidates for judges and members of international courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union

VNK006:00/2023 Body

The panel of experts prepares the nomination of candidates for judges and members of international courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The panel of experts is appointed for a term of six years. It was appointed for the first time in 2011. The term of office of the current composition is 1 April 2023–31 March 2029.

Basic information In progress

Project number VNK006:00/2023

Case numbers VN/2108/2023

Set by Prime Minister’s Office

Term/schedule 1.4.2023 – 31.3.2029

Date of appointment 30.3.2023

Type of body Advisory board

Contact person
Laura Peuraniemi, Lainsäädäntöneuvos
tel. +358 295 160 644
[email protected]

Project status

Goals and results

Provisions on the panel of experts are laid down in an act (676/2016) and a decree (179/2017). The panel of experts prepares matters related to the nomination and appointment of candidates in a manner comparable to an authority. The aim is to increase openness and transparency with regard to the procedure. The members of the panel of experts are representatives of the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court and the Office of the Prosecutor General, one representative from the units engaged in legal research and education at universities and one representative from the Finnish Bar Association.

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