Antonio Mario La Pergola

Who was Antonio Mario La Pergola?

Antonio Mario La Pergola, Italian jurist, Advocate General and later Judge of the European Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg, President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

Antonio La Pergola always used his legal expertise, and the experience he has acquired in various public service posts, in the cause of European integration. He wrote extensively on issues in this field, and was professor of constitutional and public law at Padua University, and subsequently at the University of Bologna and Rome. He was also visiting professor at foreign Universities, [including University College, Johns Hopkins, University of Texas, University of California, Harvard University, Externado de Colombia ], had honorary degrees conferred on him, was made honorary professor, and received other forms of international recognition for his contribution in respect of, among other things, the legal problems of supra-national integration.