The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) is delighted to announce that Aoife Nolan, Professor of International Human Rights Law and Director of the Human Rights Law Centre, was re-elected as President of the on 22 January 2025, for a new term of two years. Professor Nolan will continue to lead the Committee in its work in monitoring state efforts to give effect to the .
Professor Nolan stated, “I'm delighted to have been re-elected President of the European Committee of , Europe’s leading economic and social rights monitoring mechanism. It is a very exciting time for the system and it is a huge honour to be part of it and to collaborate with such a great team of colleagues to push forward social rights enjoyment across Europe”.
The Committee is a body of the tasked with monitoring the honouring of international human rights law commitments entered into under the Charter by the State Parties. It uses two complementary mechanisms: a quasi-judicial collective complaints procedure and a state reporting process.
Professor Nolan was first elected as President of the Committee in January 2022, having been a member since 2017 and previously serving as the Committee’s Vice-President. She is a leading international expert in the field of economic and social rights, which have been a focus of her research and policy engagement activities throughout her academic career.
Posted on Wednesday 22nd January 2025