Magali Lafourcade
Magali Lafourcade is a French magistrate and the current Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Accreditation of National Human Rights Institutions.[1]. She is also the Secretary General[2] of the French National Human Rights Institution[3].
Career[edit]
After graduating in Management (ESCP Europe[4]), Political Science (Institut d’études politiques, Paris[5]) and Law (La Sorbonne University[6]), Magali Lafourcade joined the French National School of the Judiciary in 2006[7]. In 2008, she became investigating judge[8]. During this period, she was in charge of many complex cases[9] with large media exposure.
In 2012, she obtained her PhD in Comparative Law on the European system for the protection of Human Rights[10] with highest honours and unanimous congratulations from the jury[11]. In 2014, she published[12] her thesis on "The reopening of national proceedings resulting a judgement of the European Court of Human Rights" and presented her main conclusions before the French National Assembly[13].
In November 2013, she joined the French National Human Rights Institution[14] accredited with ‘A’ status[15] at the United Nations. In 2016, she became its Secretary General, succeeding Michel Forst[16].
Magali Lafourcade has been giving lectures at Sciences Po since 2009 on "The main issues of the French Judicial system"[17]. She is also the director of "The protection of Human Rights" training session[18], organized by the French National School of Administration, as well as the "Contemporary issues of racism and discriminations" training session[19] organized by the French National School of the Judiciary.
She is also member of the board of several Human Rights NGOs.
Participation in Human Rights mechanisms[edit]
As Secretary General of the Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme – the French National Human Rights Institution accredited with ‘A’ status at the United Nations[20], Magali Lafourcade takes part in all United Nations Human Rights mechanisms[21]. As a specialist in the fight against racism[22], she also interacts with the Intergovernmental Group in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action[23].
In 2016, Magali Lafourcade was presented by the Advisory Group of Ambassadors in third position to the President of the Human Rights Council[24] for the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers. In the end, Diego García-Sayán was appointed[25].
In 2016, Magali Lafourcade was elected by the European network of National Human Rights Institutions[26] (ENNHRI) to the Sub-Committee on Accreditation of National Human Rights Institutions, a peer review body under the auspices of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights[27]. In November 2017, she was then elected Chair of the Sub-Committee on Accreditation[28], succeeding the Canadian David Langtry. In February 2018, she announced before the General Assembly of GANHRI[29] her Presidency's priorities for reforming the accreditation process for National Human Rights Institutions in order to make it fairer, more rigorous, transparent and participatory[30].
She also regularly interacts with the Council of Europe's mechanisms for the promotion and protection of Human Rrights[31], and with other international organizations, such as the OSCE, the IOF, the OECD, as well as with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)[32], for which she reviews studies carried out by the French focal point, the Institut Français des Droits et Libertés[33]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA)". nhri.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Secrétariat général". www.cncdh.fr (in français). Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme", Wikipédia (in français), 2018-02-06, retrieved 2018-06-26
- ↑ "ESCP Europe Business School offering MBA, Specialized Masters, Master in Management, Master in European Business and Executive Education graduate programs". www.escpeurope.eu. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Home | Sciences Po". Sciences Po. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Pantheon-Sorbonne University", Wikipedia, 2018-06-26, retrieved 2018-06-26
- ↑ "Liste par ordre de mérite des candidats déclarés admis à l'issue des épreuves du premier concours d'accès à l'Ecole nationale de la magistrature". admi.net. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ Liste de classement des auditeurs de justice, examen de classement (promotion 2006), retrieved 2018-06-26
- ↑ Décret du 15 juillet 2008 portant nomination de magistrats, retrieved 2018-06-26
- ↑ "La réouverture des décisions de justice consécutive à un arrêt de la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme : l'éclairage français".
- ↑ Lagadic, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Marc-Olivier. "Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne: Thèses 2012". www.pantheonsorbonne.fr (in français). Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "La réouverture des procédures juridictionnelles consécutive à un arrêt de la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme | Lextenso editions". www.lextenso-editions.fr (in français). Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Audition de Mme Magali Lafourcade, magistrate - Jeudi 3 Octobre 2013 - Vidéo dailymotion". Dailymotion. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ Décret du 16 décembre 2013 portant détachement (magistrature), retrieved 2018-06-26
- ↑ "Secrétariat général". www.cncdh.fr (in français). Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Michel Forst", Wikipedia, 2018-04-01, retrieved 2018-06-26
- ↑ "Enseignements | Sciences Po". formation.sciences-po.fr (in français). Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ Actimage. "Short specialized international cycles (CISAP)". ENA. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "ENM, Rapport d'activité 2016" (PDF).
- ↑ "Instances internationales". www.cncdh.fr (in français). Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Examen périodique universel de la France". www.cncdh.fr (in français). Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Racisme, antisémitisme, tolérance : où en est-on en France ?". France Inter (in français). Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "15th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action".
- ↑ "OHCHR | Special Procedures Additional appointment to be made by the Human Rights Council". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "OHCHR | Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "OHCHR | Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "OHCHR | Home". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Une nouvelle mission à l'international pour Magali Lafourcade". www.acteurspublics.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "GANHRI - NHRI - Home". nhri.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Assemblée générale de l'Alliance globale des INDH (GANHRI) - février 2018". www.cncdh.fr (in français). Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Council of Europe". www.coe.int. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Agence des droits fondamentaux de l'Union européenne", Wikipédia (in français), 2016-10-18, retrieved 2018-06-26
- ↑ "Institut Français des Droits et Libertés".
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