ETS 5 – Human Rights (Convention), 4.XI.1950 __________________________________________________________________________________ 2 The judges shall sit on the Court in their individual capacity. 3 During their term of office the judges shall not engage in any activity which is incompatible with their independence, impartiality or with the demands of a full-time office; all questions arising from the application of this paragraph shall be decided by the Court. Article 22 – Election of judges The judges shall be elected by the Parliamentary Assembly with respect to each High Contracting Party by a majority of votes cast from a list of three candidates nominated by the High Contracting Party. Article 23 – Terms of office and dismissal 1 The judges shall be elected for a period of nine years. They may not be re-elected. 2 The terms of office of judges shall expire when they reach the age of 70. 3 The judges shall hold office until replaced. They shall, however, continue to deal with such cases as they already have under consideration. 4 No judge may be dismissed from office unless the other judges decide by a majority of twothirds that that judge has ceased to fulfil the required conditions. Article 24 – Registry and rapporteurs 1 The Court shall have a registry, the functions and organisation of which shall be laid down in the rules of the Court. 2 When sitting in a single-judge formation, the Court shall be assisted by rapporteurs who shall function under the authority of the President of the Court. They shall form part of the Court’s registry. Article 25 – Plenary Court 1 The plenary Court shall a elect its President and one or two Vice-Presidents for a period of three years; they may be re-elected; b set up Chambers, constituted for a fixed period of time; c elect the Presidents of the Chambers of the Court; they may be re-elected; d adopt the rules of the Court; e elect the Registrar and one or more Deputy Registrars; f make any request under Article 26, paragraph 2. Article 26 – Single-judge formation, committees, Chambers and Grand Chamber 1 To consider cases brought before it, the Court shall sit in a single-judge formation, in committees of three judges, in Chambers of seven judges and in a Grand Chamber of seventeen judges. The Court’s Chambers shall set up committees for a fixed period of time. 2 At the request of the plenary Court, the Committee of Ministers may, by a unanimous decision and for a fixed period, reduce to five the number of judges of the Chambers. 6