Rule 25 Quorum 1. The quorum of seven (7) Judges stipulated under Article 23 of the Protocol shall apply to all sittings of the Court. 2. The quorum of the Court shall be constituted at the beginning of every sitting. Rule 26 Committees and Working Groups 1. The Court may establish such committees and working groups to facilitate its work as it deems necessary, taking into account, as much as possible, representation of gender, language and regions. 2. Where the Court establishes a committee or a working group pursuant to sub-Rule 1 of this Rule, any recommendation adopted by the committee or the working group shall be submitted to the Court for its endorsement. Rule 27 Official and Working Languages 1. The official languages of the Court shall be Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Kiswahili and any other African language. 2. The working languages of the Court shall be Arabic, English, French and Portuguese. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-Rules 1 and 2 of this Rule, the Court may permit any person appearing before it to use a language of his or her choice, if it is shown that he or she does not have sufficient knowledge of any of the working languages of the Court. In such instance, the Court shall make the necessary interpretation and translation arrangements. The costs for such interpretation and translation shall be borne by the Court. 4. Any interpreter or translator used for the implementation of sub-Rule 3 of this Rule or any other outsourced interpretation or translation services under Rule 27 shall take an oath or make a solemn declaration undertaking to discharge 21 | P a g e