Bureau of the Court

The Bureau of the Court is composed of the President, four members (including the Vice-President), as well as of four alternate members. The Bureau is elected by the conciliators and arbitrators appointed by their respective State party. The current Bureau has been elected in November 2025 for a six-year term. The Bureau is the permanent executive body of the Court and ensures the operation of the Court and the duties entrusted to it under the Convention, the Financial Protocol and the Rules of procedure. The Bureau of the Court is composed as follows:

President

 

Members

 

  • Mārtiņš PAPARINSKIS (Latvia), conciliator Professor of Public International Law, University College London
  • Verica TRSTENJAK (Slovenia), conciliator Professor of European Law, University of Vienna and Ljubljana, Former Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the EU
  • Frédérique COULÉE (France), arbitrator Professor of Public Law, University of Paris-Saclay
  • Marja LEHTO (Finland), arbitrator Ambassador, Senior Expert of Public International Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland

Alternate Members

 

  • Outi KORHONEN (Finland), conciliator, Chair Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Turku
  • Marc PERRIN DE BRICHAMBAUT (France), conciliator, Former Judge at the International Criminal Court, Former Secretary General of the OSCE
  • Manuel Jorge MAYER DE ALMEIDA RIBEIRO (Portugal), arbitrator, Lawyer, former Professor of International Law, University of Lisbon
  • Zinovia-Chaido (Jenny) STAVRIDI (Greece), arbitrator, Honorary Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, conciliator Professor of Public International Law, University College London