Nicolas Bratza

Sir Nicolas Bratza
Bratza at the Red Mass at Westminster Cathedral, 1 October 2010
President of the
European Court of Human Rights
In office
3 November 2011  31 October 2012
Preceded byJean-Paul Costa
Succeeded byDean Spielmann
Judge of the
European Court of Human Rights
in respect of the United Kingdom
In office
1998  31 October 2012
Preceded bySir John Freeland
Succeeded byPaul Mahoney
Personal details
Born (1945-03-03) 3 March 1945
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
ProfessionBarrister

Sir Nicolas Dušan Bratza (born 3 March 1945) is a British lawyer and a former President of the European Court of Human Rights.

Bratza was the Judge of the Court in respect of the United Kingdom, the second person to hold the post as a full-time appointment since Protocol 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights established the Court as a permanent body. His term ended on 31 October 2012. He was appointed as a board member of the International Service for Human Rights in May 2013.