Rule 4 Precedence 1. Judges, in the exercise of their functions, are of equal status, irrespective of age, date of election or length of service. 2. Judges shall, except as provided in sub-rules 4 and 5 of this Rule, take precedence according to the date on which their terms of office respectively began, pursuant to Rule 2 of these Rules. 3. Judges who assume office on the same date shall take precedence, in relation to one another, according to seniority of age. 4. A Judge who is re-elected to a new term of office which is continuous with his/her previous term shall retain his/her precedence. 5. The President and the Vice-President of the Court shall take precedence before all other Judges. 6. The Judge who is, in accordance with the foregoing sub-rules, next in precedence after the President and the Vice-President, is designated as “the Dean of Judges". Whenever that Member is unable to act, the Judge who is next after him or her in precedence shall be considered the Dean of Judges. Rule 5 Incompatibility 1. In accordance with the terms of Article 18 of the Protocol, during their term in office, Judges shall not participate in any other activity of a nature that may compromise their independence and impartiality or the demands of their office. 2. Judges may not, in particular, hold political, diplomatic or administrative positions or function as government legal advisers. 3. Each Judge shall declare any activity to the Court, which may raise issues of incompatibility. 8|Page