2010 Rules of Procedure of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

Rule 2 Term of Office

• Paragraph 1
  The newly elected Judges will assume duty on the first day of the first ordinary session following their election. Before assuming duty, the elected Judges shall take an oath of office or make a declaration in accordance with Rule 4 of these Rules.


• Paragraph 2
  Notwithstanding the foregoing sub-rule, outgoing Members of the Court shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced; after they are replaced, they shall continue to sit until the completion of all stages of any case in which the Court has met for an oral hearing prior to the date of replacement.