Members of the European Committee of Social Rights

Aoife NOLAN (Irish)

President

Professor of International Human Rights Law and Co-Director of the Human Rights Law Centre, School of Law, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Term of Office : 31/12/2028

Eliane CHEMLA (French)

Vice-President

State councillor
State Council, Paris, France
Term of Office : 31/12/2024

Tatiana PUIU (Moldovan)

Vice-President

Attorney at Law, Specialist in Human Rights
Term of Office: 31/12/2024

Kristine DUPATE (Latvian)

General rapporteur

Associate Professor, International and European law, Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
Term of Office : 31/12/2028

József HAJDÚ (Hungarian)

Professor of Labour law and Social Security,
Faculty of law, University of Szeged, Hungary
Term of Office: 31/12/2024

Karin Møhl LARSEN (Danish)

Adviser on International Social Security issues and European Union Law (retired)
Term of Office: 31/12/2026

Yusuf BALCI (Turkish)

Professor of Labour Economics and Social Policy,
Faculty of Business, Istanbul Commerce University
Term of Office: 31/12/2024

Paul RIETJENS (Belgian)

Former Director general of Legal Affairs of the Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Brussels, Belgium (retired)
Member of the Complaints Board of the European Schools,
Brussels, Belgium (since 2007)
Term of Office: 31/12/2026

George THEODOSIS (Greek)

Assistant Professor of Labour Law and Director of the Laboratory of Comparative and European Social Law,
Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece
Term of Office : 31/12/2026

Mario VINKOVIĆ (Croatian)

Professor of Labour law and Social security, Holder of the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Labour, Equality and Human Rights Law (2013-2016),
Faculty of Law, University of Osijek, Croatia
Term of Office : 31/12/2026

Miriam KULLMANN (German)

Professor of Labour Law and Social Security Law, Utrecht University School of Law, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Term of Office : 31/12/2026

Carmen SALCEDO BELTRÁN
(Spanish)

Professor of Labour law and social security University of Valencia (Spain);
Director of the International Research Group about “Human Rights and European Social Charter
Term of Office : 31/12/2028

Franz MARHOLD (Austrian)

Professor, Dr., Emeritus Lawyer;
Institute for Austrian and European Labour Law and Social Security Law
Term of Office : 31/12/2028

Alla FEDOROVA (Ukrainian)

Associate Professor, Institute of international relation Taras Shevchenko, National University of Kyiv.
Term of office : 31/12/2024

Grega STRBAN (Slovenian)

Professor, Head of Department of labour law and social security law, Faculty of Law of Ljubljana
Term of office : 31/12/2028

Composition of the European Committee of Social Rights (Committee of independent experts) since 1966

The European Social Charter
a guardian of our social rights

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Back Exchange of views between Karin Lukas, President of the European Committee of Social Rights, and the Committee of Ministers Delegates

In her exchange of views with the Committee of Ministers Delegates, Karin Lukas, President of the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR), emphasised that during her mandate the Committee has consistently aimed to interpret the Charter in the light of present-day conditions to keep up with the drastic changes impacting social rights and to better protect rights bearers, especially the most vulnerable.

The successive crises which have rippled worldwide, have put extreme strain on the enjoyment of social rights by many on our continent. In this context, Karin Lukas underlined the adoption by the Committee of Ministers of an ambitious reform package of the Charter system in September 2022, after a broad consultation process under the aegis of GT-CHARTE. She recalled that the main objective of the reform was to render the reporting procedure lighter and more targeted, strengthen the role of the Governmental Committee and enhance the dialogue among stakeholders.

She also informed the Ministers’ Deputies that the European Committee of Social Rights has decided to strengthen its follow-up on non-accepted provisions. For this purpose, in addition to reporting on non-accepted provisions, meetings with the authorities and other stakeholders will resume in order to identify or create opportunities for accepting further provisions. In addition, and in line with decisions of the Deputies, this process will also include States Parties bound by the 1961 Charter*, with the aim not only of increasing the number of accepted provisions but also of encouraging them to ratify the Revised Charter.

Karin Lukas also emphasised that the addition of new rights to the Charter should be given proper consideration in order to take full account of the evolving social context and expectations of European citizens.

Finally, Karin Lukas stressed that, for the reform to be truly successful and in order to maintain the quality and relevance of the Charter, it is crucial to provide the European Committee of Social Rights and its Secretariat with adequate resources.

Intervention of Karin Lukas before the Committee of Ministers Delegates