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The Vice-President shall preside over all sessions of the section to which he/she
belongs. In the event of being unable to sit, the Vice-President shall be replaced by the
most Senior Judge of that Section.
4.
The Court shall appoint a Registrar and may provide for the appointment of such
other officers as may be necessary.
5.
The President, the Vice-President and the Registrar shall reside at the seat of the
Court.
Article 23
Remuneration of Judges
1.
The President and the Vice-President shall receive an annual salary and other
benefits.
2:
The other Judges shall receive a sitting allowance for each day on which he/she
exercises his/her functions.
3.
These
salaries,
allowances
and
compensation
shall
be
determined
by
the
Assembly, on the proposal of the Executive Council. They may not be decreased during
the term of office of the Judges.
4.
Regulations adopted by the Assembly on the proposal of the Executive Council
shall determine the conditions under which retirement pensions shall be given to the
Judges as well as the conditions under which their travel expenses shall be paid.
5:
The above-mentioned salaries, allowances and compensation shall be free from
all taxation.
Article 24
Conditions of Service of the Registrar
and Members of the Registry
_ The salaries and conditions of service of the Registrar and other Court Officials shall be
determined by the Assembly on the proposal of the Court, through the Executive
Council.
Article 25
Seat and Seal of the Court
1.
The Seat of the
and Peoples’ Rights.
circumstances warrant,
Assembly may change
Court shall
However,
and with
the seat of
be
the
the
the
same as the Seat of the African Court on Human
Court may sit in any other Member State, if
consent of the Member State concerned.
The
Court after due consultations with the Court.