Martin Scheinin | |
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.jpg) Martin Scheinin in 2009 | |
| United Nations Special Rapporteur on Counter Terrorism and Human Rights | |
| In office 2005–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Ben Emmerson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1954 Helsinki, Finland |
| Residence(s) | Florence, Italy |
| Education | University of Turku, Finland University of Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation | Professor of International Law and Human Rights, European University Institute, Florence, Italy |
Martin Scheinin (born 4 November 1954) is an international law scholar who served as the first United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism in 2005–2011.[1] He was selected for this position after serving for eight years (1997–2004) as member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, the independent expert body monitoring states' compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.[2] While on the committee, he was known as a defendant of the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples and opponent of capital punishment, as well as the drafter of the committee's General Comment No. 29 on states of emergency.[3]
Today he is British Academy Global Professor at the University of Oxford and retains status as part-time professor of International Law and Human Rights at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. He is an expert of international law, human rights and constitutional law.[2] From 2010 to 2014 Scheinin was President of the International Association of Constitutional Law.[4] In 2018-2023 he was a member of the Scientific Committee of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency.[5]
- ^ OHCHR. "Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism".
- ^ a b "Martin Scheinin". European University Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Signatories to the Yogyakarta Principles, p. 31
- ^ "Executive Committee of the IACL 2011-2014". www.iacl-aidc.org. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "FRA Revamp SC Members". European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. Retrieved 29 July 2020.