 In July 2011, he was elected to succeed Jean-Paul Costa as President of the court on 3 November 2011.His term on the court ended on 31 October 2012, and he resigned as a Justice of the High Court on 1 November 2012.Bratza was appointed as President of the British Institute of Human Rights Advisory Board in February 2013, a member of the Advisory Board of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, a member of the Editorial Board of the European Human Rights Law Review and a member of the Advisory Board of the European Human Rights Association.