On Friday 20 October 2017, Dr Guido Raimondi, president of the European Court of Human Rights, will be guest at Miravalle Hill, where he will deliver a keynote speech on the theme of human rights.

Friday 20 October, 11:00.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, GUIDO RAIMONDI, AT MIRAVALLE HILL
He will be accompanied by Rovereto-born Ambassador Marco Marsilli, Italy's permanent representative at the Council of Europe.


Yet another illustrious guest will climb Miravalle Hill as part of the international relations established by the Opera Campana dei Caduti Foundation under the regency of Alberto Robol. On Friday 20 October, Rovereto will receive the President of the European Court of Human Rights, Guido Raimondi, accompanied by Rovereto-born Ambassador Marco Marsilli, Italy's permanent representative at the Council of Europe.

Born in Naples in 1953, Guido Raimondi is an Italian judge who has served at the European Court of Human Rights since 2010 and is currently president of the court. Having graduated in Jurisprudence at the University of Naples, he has worked in international law as a judge since 1977. From 1986 to 1989 he was appointed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he worked in diplomatic litigation. From 1989 to 1997 he acted as legal expert for Italy's permanent delegation in Strasbourg. He was director of legal services at the International Labour Organisation in Geneva. In January 2010 he was elected judge at the European Court of Human Rights at the Council of Europe, taking over from Vladimiro Zagrebelsky. Since November 2015 he has occupied the role of president of the international body, the European Court of Human Rights. The ECHR was founded in 1959 by the European Convention on Human Rights, with the aim of protecting the human rights and fundamental freedoms established in 1950; all 47 members of the Council of Europe are members. Although its headquarters are in Strasbourg, the European Court of Human Rights does not belong to the European Union; it should not be confused with the European Court of Justice, based in Luxembourg, which is the highest court in the EU.