Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
PART 4. COMPOSITION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE
COURT
Article 34
Organs of the Court
The Court shall be composed of the following organs:
(a)
The Presidency;
(b)
An Appeals Division, a Trial Division and a Pre-Trial Division;
(c)
The Office of the Prosecutor;
(d)
The Registry.
Article 35
Service of judges
1.
All judges shall be elected as full-time members of the Court and shall be available to
serve on that basis from the commencement of their terms of office.
2.
The judges composing the Presidency shall serve on a full-time basis as soon as they
are elected.
3.
The Presidency may, on the basis of the workload of the Court and in consultation
with its members, decide from time to time to what extent the remaining judges shall
be required to serve on a full-time basis. Any such arrangement shall be without
prejudice to the provisions of article 40.
4.
The financial arrangements for judges not required to serve on a full-time basis shall
be made in accordance with article 49.
Article 36
Qualifications, nomination and election of judges
1.
Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, there shall be 18 judges of the Court.
2.
(a)
The Presidency, acting on behalf of the Court, may propose an increase in
the number of judges specified in paragraph 1, indicating the reasons why
this is considered necessary and appropriate. The Registrar shall promptly
circulate any such proposal to all States Parties.
(b)
Any such proposal shall then be considered at a meeting of the Assembly of
States Parties to be convened in accordance with article 112. The proposal
shall be considered adopted if approved at the meeting by a vote of two thirds
of the members of the Assembly of States Parties and shall enter into force at
such time as decided by the Assembly of States Parties.
(c)
(i)
Once a proposal for an increase in the number of judges has been
adopted under subparagraph (b), the election of the additional judges
shall take place at the next session of the Assembly of States Parties in
accordance with paragraphs 3 to 8, and article 37, paragraph 2;
(ii)
Once a proposal for an increase in the number of judges has been
adopted and brought into effect under subparagraphs (b) and (c) (i), it
shall be open to the Presidency at any time thereafter, if the workload
of the Court justifies it, to propose a reduction in the number of
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