| Office | Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Liechtenstein |
|---|---|
| Term start | 1 September 2006 |
| Term end | 31 August 2015 |
| Birth date | 17 May 1950 |
| Birth place | Louis Trichardt, South Africa |
| Death date | 10 December 2023 (aged 73) |
| Website | https://markvilliger.com/ |
| Successor | Carlo Ranzoni |
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
Villager 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 67.[2]
References
- ^ Fontana, Katharina (September 2015). "Mark Villiger – Richter ohne Allüren | NZZ" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Traueranzeige. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 15 December 2023.