Seven out of eleven of the top judges at the European Court of Human Rights have little or no judicial experience, it has been revealed.Despite this, they have great power over the UK and in recent times have given prisoners the right to vote and were instrumental in the blocking of the deportation of hate preacher Abu Qatada.
They will now preside over a second case after Qatada lodged another appeal against his deportation to Jordan.
Even the ECHR's president, British lawyer Nicolas Bratza has never actually held a senior judicial position and his experience was limited to a brief stint as a crown court recorder.
Last month, he admitted that some of the court's best judges - including those on ECHR's plenary court - were former academics who had been parachuted into the role.
Among those from the world of academia is Françoise Tulkens, the Belgian vice-president of the court. He has no senior judicial experience.
Following Sir Nicolas's rare appearance in parliament Tory Dominic Raab said: ‘The president may not be fussed that we have a bunch of academics making the law up as they go along, but elected law-makers and the public in Britain certainly are.’ Read More
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