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- ↑ CV PACE, p.11
- ↑ Judges. The Judiciary - Malta. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "Maltese European Court of Human Rights judge elected".
- 1 2 3 4 "Lorraine Schembri Orland sworn in as European Court of Human Rights judge". Malta Independent. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ↑ Manuel Delia
- ↑ PACE voting record
- ↑ "Elected to ECHR - The Malta Independent".