Luzius Wildhaber
Luzius Wildhaber was a Swiss judge. He was the first President of the European Court of Human Rights in its new format after the ratification of Protocol 11, which opened up direct access for citizens from the 47 member states of the Council of Europe. Wildhaber was born in Basel. He was elected on 24 July 1998, and served from 1 November 1998 to 18 January 2007.
