Born in 1970; graduated in Law, University of Latvia (1993); postgraduate study of the American legal system, the law and politics of the European Communities and political science, University of Aarhus, Denmark (1993); Masters in International Law, University of Lund, Sweden (1994); Doctor of Law, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (1999); parliamentary assistant, Parliament of the Republic of Latvia (1990-1992); consultant to the Foreign Affairs committee of the Republic of Latvia (1992-1995); university assistant in the Legal and Political Theory Department and the International Law and Law of the Sea Department, subsequently lecturer in International Law and European Law, founder and director of the Human Rights Institute, University of Latvia (1993-1999); Advisor to the Prime Minister of Latvia (1995); Advisor to the Human Rights Directorate General of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France (1999-2001); 'Söderberg' Professor, visiting professor and subsequently International Law and Human Rights Law professor, Riga Graduate School of Law, Latvia (since 2001); visiting professor, Raoul Wallenberg Institute, University of Lund (2001-2005); Judge and President of Chamber at the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg (2005-2014); corresponding Member of the Academy of Science of Latvia (since 2017); author of numerous publications in the field of public international and national law; founder and member of the editorial board of the Baltic Yearbook of International Law; Judge at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia (2015-2020); President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia (2017-2020); Judge at the Court of Justice since 6 October 2020.