SECTION B —~ JUDGES OF THE TRIBUNAL ARTICLE 3 COMPOSITION . The Tribunal shall consist of not less than ten (10) Judges, appointed in terms of Article 4 of this Protocol from nationals of Member States who possess the qualifications required for appointment to the highest judicial offices in their respective Member States or who expertise in international law. are jurists of recognised competence . The Council shall designate five (5) of the Judges as regular shall sit regularly on the Tribunal. The additional five (65) constitute a pool from which the President may invite a Judge Tribunal whenever a regular Judge is temporarily absent or unable to carry out his or her functions. or Judges who Judges shall to sit on the is otherwise . The Tribunal shall be constituted by three (3) Judges; provided that the Tribunal may decide to constitute a full bench composed of five (5) Judges. . The President shall be responsible for selecting the Judges who shall constitute the Tribunal for the purpose of hearing any case brought before it. . On a proposal Judges. from the Tribunal, . No two or more Judges State. the Council may increase the number of may, at any time, be nationals of the same Member ARTICLE 4 SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES . Each Member State may nominate, as candidates, not more than two of its . When nominating and appointing Judges, due consideration shall be given to nationals having the qualifications prescribed in Article 3 (1) of this Protocol. fair gender representation Member State legal systems. and fair representation of the different SADC . The Judges shall be selected by the Council from the list of candidates so nominated by Member States. Nominations for the first appointment shall be called within three (3) months, and the selection shall be held within six (6) months, of the date of entry into force of this Protocol.