9 Annex Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples’ Rights Article 1 Definitions ‘12 In Article 1 of the Statute (Definitions), the deletion from the chapeau the words “except otherwise indicated, the following shall mean” a: The insertion of the following words and the definitions ascribed to them of “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Commission; “Child” means any person under eighteen years of age; “Court” means the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples’ Rights; “Full Court” means the three Sections of the Court sitting together in plenary; “Person” means a natural or legal person; “President” means the President of the Court unless otherwise specified; “Section” means the General Affairs or Human and Peoples’ Rights or International Criminal Law Section of the Court; “Statute” means the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples’ Rights; “Vice President” means the Vice President of the Court. Article 2 Composition In Article 3 of the Statute (Composition), add the following paragraph 4: 4. The Assembly shall representation in the Court. ensure that there is equitable gender Article 3 Qualifications of Judges Article 4 of the Statute (Qualifications of Judges) is replaced with the following: “The Court shall be composed of impartial and independent Judges elected from among persons of high moral character, who possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to the highest judicial offices, or are juris-consults of recognized competence and experience in international law, international human international humanitarian law or international criminal law.” rights law,