Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights

Article 7: Election of judges

• Paragraph 1
  The Judges shall be elected by the Executive Council, and appointed by the Assembly.


• Paragraph 2
  They shall be elected through secret ballot by a two-thirds majority of Member States with voting rights, from among the candidates provided for in Article 6 of this Statute.


• Paragraph 3
  Candidates who obtain the two-thirds majority and the highest number of votes shall be elected. However, if several rounds of election are required, the candidates with the least number of votes shall withdraw.


• Paragraph 4
  The Assembly shall ensure that in the Court as a whole there is equitable representation of the regions and the principal legal traditions of the Continent.


• Paragraph 5
  In the election of the Judges, the Assembly shall ensure that there is equitable gender representation.