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Article 4
List of Candidates
Article 6 of the Statute (List of Candidates) is replaced with the following: For the purpose of election, the Chairperson of the Commission shall
establish three (3) alphabetical lists of candidates presented as follows:
i.
List
ii,
iii.
A
containing
the
names
of
candidates
competence and experience in International law;
having
recognized
List B containing the names of candidates having recognized
competence and experience in international human rights law and
international humanitarian law; and
List C containing the names of candidates having recognized
competence and experience in international criminal law.
States
required
Parties
on
that
the
nominate
three
(3)
candidates may be placed.
candidates
lists
shall
possessing
choose
the
the
list
on
competences
which
their
At the first election, five (5) judges each shall be elected from amongst the
candidates on
lists A and
B, and six (6) judges
amongst the candidates of list C respectively.
The Chairperson
of the Commission
shall be elected from
shall communicate
the three lists to
Member States, at least thirty (30) days before the Ordinary Session of the
Assembly or of the Council during which the elections shall take place.”
Article 5
Term of Office
Article 8 of the Statute (Term of Office) is replaced with the following: -
The Judges shall be elected for a single, non-renewable term of nine (9)
years. The terms of office of five (5) of the judges elected at the first
election shall end after three (3) years, and the terms of another five (5) of
the judges shall end after six (6) years.
The Judges whose term of office shall end after the initial periods of three
(3) and six (6) years shall be determined by lot drawn by the Chairperson
of the Assembly
election.
or the
Executive
Council,
immediately
after the first