The Registry

International Registries States have long used public registry systems to protect property rights in valuable items (1)

Registry in International Courts and Tribunals

The Office of Administration of Justice coordinates the UN’s internal justice system, and includes the Registries of the UN Dispute Tribunal and UN Appeals Tribunal

Registry in the International Court of Justice

“Like any other body, a court of justice needs an administrative infrastructure and – Robert KolbThe wrote in his Elgar Companion to the International Court of Justice – a service to carry out any action that needs to be taken on behalf of the Court as a whole. In the case of the ICJ, this body is the Registry (or Greffe), headed by the Registrar (Greffier). The Statute says relatively little on this subject; it merely empowers the Court to deal with it. Article 21, §_2, of the Statute simply provides: ‘The Court shall appoint its Registrar and may provide for the appointment of such other officers as may be necessary.’ Articles 22-29 of the Rules set out the functions of the Registry in great detail. The Court, following proposals from the Registrar, decides the way in which the Registry is to be organized. Its powers and responsibilities are set out in instructions drawn up by the Registrar and approved by the Court. The Registrar is elected for a seven-year term. He or she (although so far there has not been a woman in the position) may then be re-elected. The election takes place, by secret ballot, from a list of candidates proposed by members of the Court. So far these elections have not posed any major problem.”

Registry and the Law of the Sea

Civil Registry in Election Law

Document or database produced by the continuous, permanent, compulsory and universal recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events pertaining to the population. The process of collecting information is regulated by the legal requirements of a country. Civil registration is carried out primarily for the purpose of establishing legal documents such as identity cards and passports. The civil registry contains information such as name, gender, nationality, age, marital status and other situations affecting the civil status of individuals, as well as their address. The civil registry is sometimes used as a basis for establishing the voter registry.

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See Also

• Election Law
• Electoral Laws
• Electoral Legislation

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Notes

1. “The International Law of Property”, John G. Sprankling (2014)

See Also

• Registry in the American Legal Encyclopedia
• Land Charges (in the Dictionary)
• International registration (i.e., with an international organization)
• Brazilian Aeronautical Registry

Further Reading

• “Marine Affairs Bibliography: A Comprehensive Index”, Christian L. Wiktor, ?Leslie A. Foster (1987)
• “Bibliography on International Criminal Law”, Bart De Schutter, ?Christian Eliaerts (1972)
• “International Institute for the Unification of Private Law”, Lena Peters (2011)
• “Bibliography of the International Court of Justice”, International Court of Justice (2007)