ARTICLE 11 REMOVAL OF JUDGE FROM OFFICE A Judge may be removed from office only if he or she has either become permanently incapacitated committed a serious misconduct. from breach exercising his or her functions, of his or her duties or a serious or has act of A Judge shall only be removed from office under paragraph 1 if the question of his or her removal from office has been referred to an ad hoc independent tribunal appointed for this purpose by the Summit and the ad hoc tribunal has recommended that the Judge be removed from office following due process. ARTICLE 12 RECUSAL . No Judge may exercise a political or administrative function, or hold a political office or an office in the service of a Member State, SADC or engage in a trade, vocation or profession or other occupation which might interfere with the proper exercise of his or her judicial functions, impartiality or independence, . No Judge may hear any maiter in which he or she-has previously taken part as an agent, a representative or an adviser, or as a Judge of a national or international court or tribunal or in any other capacity or in any matter in which a Member State of which he or she is a national is a party to a dispute before the Tribunal. . A Judge shall recuse himself or herself in any matter in which he or she might reasonably have a conflict of interest. . Conflict of interest includes without limitation, the possession by a Judge, or a close family member of a Judge or associate of a Judge, of any financial and property interests relevant to the dispute, and the affiliations or employment of a close family member relevant to the dispute. of a Judge or associate of a Judge on interests . Any dispute regarding the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be resolved by a decision of the Tribunal, sitting without the Judge concerned.