{"id":5004,"date":"2012-08-30T07:24:14","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T14:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sociedades-limitadas-colombia.com\/?p=724"},"modified":"2012-08-30T07:24:14","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T14:24:14","slug":"statute-of-the-international-court-of-justice-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawin.org\/statute-of-the-international-court-of-justice-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Statute of the International Court of Justice 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Statute of the International Court of Justice<\/a> <\/h1>\n

 <\/p>\n

Article 16.(1) No member of the Court may exercise any political or
\nadministrative function, or engage in any other occupation of a
\nprofessional nature.<\/p>\n

(2) Any doubt on this point shall be settled by the decision of the Court.<\/p>\n

Article 17.(1) No member of the Court may act as agent, counsel, or
\nadvocate in any case.<\/p>\n

(2) No member may participate in the decision of any case in which he has
\npreviously taken part as agent, counsel or advocate for one of the parties,
\nor as a member of a national or international court, or of a commission of
\nenquiry, or in any other capacity.<\/p>\n

(3) Any doubt on this point shall be settled by the decision of the Court.<\/p>\n

Article 18. (1) No member of the Court can be dismissed unless, in the
\nunanimous opinion of the other members, be has ceased to fulfil the
\nrequired conditions.<\/p>\n

(2) Formal notification thereof shall be made to the Secretary-General by
\nthe Registrar.<\/p>\n

(3) This notification makes the place vacant.<\/p>\n

Article 19. The members of the Court, when engaged in the business of the
\nCourt, shall enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities.<\/p>\n

Article 20. Every member of the Court shall, before taking up his duties,
\nmake a solemn declaration in open court that he will exercise his powers
\nimpartially and conscientiously.<\/p>\n

Article 21. (1) The Court shall elect its President and Vice-President for
\nthree years; they may be re-elected.<\/p>\n

(2) The Court shall appoint its Registrar and may provide for the
\nappointment of such other officers as may be necessary.<\/p>\n

Article 22. (1) The seat of the Court shall be established at The Hague.
\nThis, however, shall not prevent the Court from sitting and exercising its
\nfunctions elsewhere whenever the Court considers it desirable.<\/p>\n

(2) The President and the Registrar shall reside at the seat of the Court.<\/p>\n

Article 23.(1) The Court shall remain permanently in session. except during
\nthe judicial vacations, the dates and duration of which shall be fixed by
\nthe Court.<\/p>\n

(2) Members of the Court are entitled to periodic leave, the dates and
\nduration of which shall be fixed by the Court, having in mind the distance
\nbetween The Hague and the home of each judge.<\/p>\n

(3) Members of the Court shall be bound, unless they are on leave or
\nprevented from attending by illness or other serious reasons duly explained
\nto the President, to hold themselves permanently at the disposal of the
\nCourt.<\/p>\n

Article 24. (1) If, for some special reason, a member of the Court
\nconsiders that he should not take part in the decision of a particular
\ncase, he shall so inform the President.<\/p>\n

(2) If the President considers that for some special one of the members of
\nthe Court should not sit in a particular case, he shall give him notice
\naccordingly.<\/p>\n

(3) If in any such case the member of the Court and the President disagree,
\nthe matter shall be settled by the decision of the Court.<\/p>\n

Article 25 (1) The full Court shall sit except when it is expressly
\nprovided otherwise in the present Statute.<\/p>\n

(2) Subject to the condition that the number of judges available to
\nconstitute the Court is not thereby reduced below eleven, the Rules of the
\nCourt may provide for allowing one or more judges, according to
\ncircumstances and in rotation, to be dispensed from sitting.<\/p>\n

(3) A quorum of nine judges shall suffice to constitute the Court.<\/p>\n

Article 26.(1) The Court may from time to time form one or more chambers,
\ncomposed of three or more judges as the Court may determine, for dealing
\nwith particular categories of cases; for example, labour cases and cases
\nrelating to transit and communications.<\/p>\n

(2) The Court may at any time form a chamber for dealing with a particular
\ncase. The number of judges to constitute such a chamber shall be determined
\nby the Court with the approval of the parties.<\/p>\n

(3) Cases shall be heard and determined by the chambers provided for in
\nthis Article if the parties so request.<\/p>\n

Article 27. A judgment given by any of the chambers provided for in
\nArticles 26 and 29 shall be considered as rendered by the Court.<\/p>\n

Article 28. The chambers provided for in Articles 26 and 29 may, with the
\nconsent of the parties, sit and exercise their functions elsewhere than at
\nThe Hague.<\/p>\n

Article 29. With a view to the speedy dispatch of business, the Court shall
\nform annually a chamber composed of five judges which, at the request of
\nthe parties, may hear and determine cases by summary procedure. In
\naddition, two judges shall be selected for the purpose of replacing judges
\nwho find it impossible to sit.<\/p>\n

Article 30.(1) The Court shall frame rules for carrying out its functions.
\nIn particular, it shall lay down rules of procedure.<\/p>\n

(2) The Rules of the Court may provide for assessors to sit with the Court
\nor with any of its chambers, without the right to vote.<\/p>\n

Article 31.(1) Judges of the nationality of each of the parties shall
\nretain their right to sit in the case before the Court.<\/p>\n

(2) If the Court includes upon the Bench a judge of the nationality of one
\nof the parties, any other party may choose a person to sit as judge. Such
\nperson shall be chosen preferably from among those persons who have been
\nnominated as candidates as provided in Articles 4 and 5.<\/p>\n

(3) If the Court includes upon the Bench no judge of the nationality of the
\nparties, each of these parties may proceed to choose a judge as provided in
\nparagraph 2 of this Article.<\/p>\n

(4) The provisions of this Article shall apply to the case of Article 26
\nand 29. In such cases, the President shall request one or, if necessary two
\nof the members of the Court forming the chamber to give place to the member
\nof the Court of the nationality of the parties concerned, and, failing
\nsuch, or if they are unable to be present, to the judges specially chosen
\nby the parties.<\/p>\n

(5) Should there be several parties in the same interest, they shall, for
\nthe purpose of the preceding provisions, be reckoned as one party only. Any
\ndoubt upon this point shall be settled by the decision of the Court.<\/p>\n

(6) Judges chosen as laid down in paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 of this Article
\nshall fulfil the conditions required by Articles 2, 17 (paragraph 2), 20,
\nand 24 of the present Statute. They shall take part in the decision on
\nterms of complete equality with their colleagues.<\/p>\n

Article 32.(1) Each member of the court shall receive an annual salary.<\/p>\n

(2) The President shall receive a special annual allowance.<\/p>\n

(3) The Vice-President shall receive a special allowance for every day on
\nwhich he acts as President.<\/p>\n

(4) The judges chosen under Article 31, other than members of the Court,
\nshall receive compensation for each day on which they exercise their
\nfunctions.<\/p>\n

(5) These salaries, allowances. and compensation shall be fixed by the
\nGeneral Assembly. They may not be decreased during the term of office.<\/p>\n

(6) The salary of the Registrar shall be fixed by the General Assembly on
\nthe proposal of the Court.<\/p>\n

(7) Regulations made by the General Assembly shall fix the conditions under
\nwhich retirement pensions may be given to members of the Court and to the
\nRegistrar and the conditions under which members of the Court and the
\nRegistrar shall have their travelling expenses refunded.<\/p>\n

(8) The above salaries, allowances, and compensation shall be free of all
\ntaxation.<\/p>\n

Article 33. The expenses of the Court shall be borne by the United Nations
\nin such a manner as shall be decided by the General Assembly.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Notes<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

See Also<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

References and Further Reading<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

About the Author\/s and Reviewer\/s<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Author: international<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Mentioned in these Entries<\/h.<\/p>\n

Mentioned in these Entries<\/h.<\/p>\n

Mentioned in these Entries<\/h.<\/p>\n

Mentioned in these Entries<\/h.<\/p>\n

Mentioned in these Entries<\/h.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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