ECtHR rules judge denied fair promotion review

In a judgment on Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found in favour of a Cypriot judge who had complained he had been arbitrarily refused promotion to the post of district court president.

The case concerns Costas Constantinou, a senior district court judge. He had lodged his complaint with the ECtHR in October 2023.

Having reviewed the case, the European court ruled that the applicant’s right to a fair hearing – Article 6.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights – had been violated.