Erik Møse

Erik Møse (born 9 October 1950) is a Norwegian judge. Møse has been a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Supreme Court of Norway, and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). At the ICTR, he served as Vice President^[1] and later President.^[2] As of 2025^[update], having retired from his judicial career, he is serving as Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine.^[3]

Erik Møse
Justice in the Supreme Court of Norway
In office 2009 (2018, resumed) – (2011, suspended for ECHR) 2020
Judge at the European Court of Human Rights
In office 2011–2018
Presiding Judge, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
In office 2007–2009
Judge and President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
In office 2003–2007
Preceded by	Navanethem Pillay
Succeeded by	Charles Michael Dennis Byron
Judge and Vice President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
In office 1999–2003
Presiding Judge at Borgarting Court of Appeal
In office 1993–1999
Personal details
Born	9 October 1950, Oslo
Education	Honorary Doctor, University of Essex M.S., Geneva Graduate Institute
Alma mater	University of Oslo
Awards	Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Commander University of Oslo Human Rights Award

Education and early career

Møse graduated from the University of Oslo and had post-graduate studies at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. Beginning in 1981, he taught at the University of Oslo. He then became a Fellow at the University of Essex in England^[1] and subsequently an Honorary Doctor.^[4]

Human rights expert

Møse has published extensively in the field of human rights. He led the committee that published the Norwegian Official Report 1993:18 on human rights.^[5]

Møse was head of department in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police until 1986; deputy judge, Supreme Court advocate at the Solicitor General's Office from 1986 to 1993; and presiding judge at Borgarting Court of Appeal in Oslo from 1993 to 1999.^[1]

Møse became Vice President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in 1999,^[1] then President in 2003,^[2] succeeding Navanethem Pillay.^[6]

Møse was President of the ICTR from 2003^[2] to 2007. As of 2009^[update], he was the Presiding Judge in Trial Chamber I of the ICTR.^[7]

In 2008 he was named as a Supreme Court Justice of Norway. In 2011 he was elected judge at the European Court of Human Rights. He resumed his Supreme Court chair in 2018.^[5][8]

Personal life

Møse is married and has two children, who both attended Kilimanjaro and Arusha Campuses of International School Moshi.^{[citation needed]}