CHAPTER EIGHT
THE EAST AFRICAN COURT OF JUSTICE
ARTICLE 23
Role of the Court
1.
The Court shall be a judicial body which shall ensure the adherence to law
in the interpretation and application of and compliance with this Treaty.
2.
The Court shall consist of a First Instance Division and an Appellate
Division.
3.
The First Instance Division shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine,
at first instance, subject to a right of appeal to the Appellate Division under
Article 35A, any matter before the Court in accordance with this Treaty.
ARTICLE 24
Judges of the Court
1.
Judges of the Court shall be appointed by the Summit from among persons
recommended by the Partner States who are of proven integrity, impartiality
and independence and who fulfil the conditions required in their own countries
for the holding of such high judicial office, or who are jurists of recognised
competence, in their respective Partner States:
Provided that no more than–
(a)
two Judges of the First Instance Division; or
(b)
one Judge of the Appellate Division,
shall be appointed on the recommendation of the same Partner State..
The Court shall be composed of a maximum of fifteen Judges of whom not
more than ten shall be appointed to the First Instance Division and not more
than five shall be appointed to the Appellate Division:
2.
Provided that of the Judges first appointed to the Court, the terms of one
third of the Judges shall expire at the end of five years, the terms of
another one third of the Judges shall expire at the end of six years and the
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