Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00313:schedule:1:p22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00313
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 22/76)
Character Range: 272928–275582

to include judges with legal expertise on specific issues, including, but not limited to, violence against women or children.

9. (a) Subject to subparagraph (b), judges shall hold office for a term of nine years and, subject to subparagraph (c) and to article 37, paragraph 2, shall not be eligible for re‑election.

 (b) At the first election, one third of the judges elected shall be selected by lot to serve for a term of three years; one third of the judges elected shall be selected by lot to serve for a term of six years; and the remainder shall serve for a term of nine years.

 (c) A judge who is selected to serve for a term of three years under subparagraph (b) shall be eligible for re‑election for a full term.

10. Notwithstanding paragraph 9, a judge assigned to a Trial or Appeals Chamber in accordance with article 39 shall continue in office to complete any trial or appeal the hearing of which has already commenced before that Chamber.

Article 37
Judicial vacancies

1. In the event of a vacancy, an election shall be held in accordance with article 36 to fill the vacancy.

2. A judge elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the predecessor's term and, if that period is three years or less, shall be eligible for re‑election for a full term under article 36.

Article 38
The Presidency

1. The President and the First and Second Vice‑Presidents shall be elected by an absolute majority of the judges. They shall each serve for a term of three years or until the end of their respective terms of office as judges, whichever expires earlier. They shall be eligible for re‑election once.

2. The First Vice‑President shall act in place of the President in the event that the President is unavailable or disqualified. The Second Vice‑President shall act in place of the President in the event that both the President and the First Vice‑President are unavailable or disqualified.

3. The President, together with the First and Second Vice‑Presidents, shall constitute the Presidency, which shall be responsible for:
 (a) The proper administration of the Court, with the exception of the Office of the Prosecutor; and
 (b) The other functions conferred upon it in accordance with this Statute.

4. In discharging its responsibility under paragraph 3 (a), the Presidency shall coordinate with and seek the concurrence of the Prosecutor on all matters of mutual concern.

Article 39
Chambers

1. As soon as possible after the election of the judges, the Court shall organize itself into the divisions specified in article 34, paragraph (b). The Appeals Division shall be composed of the President and four other judges,