Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court:Article 39 Chambers

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Article 39 Chambers

Geldend

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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, the Trial Division of not less than six judges and the Pre-Trial Division of not less than six judges. The assignment of judges to divisions shall be based on the nature of the functions to be performed by each division and the qualifications and experience of the judges elected to the Court, in such a way that each division shall contain an appropriate combination of expertise in criminal law and procedure and in international law. The Trial and Pre-Trial Divisions shall be composed predominantly of judges with criminal trial experience.

2

a)

The judicial functions of the Court shall be carried out in each division by Chambers.

b)

Without prejudice to the replacement of a judge, as provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence,

(i)

The Appeals Chamber shall be composed of all the judges of the Appeals Division;

(ii)

The functions of the Trial Chamber shall be carried out by three judges of the Trial Division;

(iii)

The functions of the Pre-Trial Chamber shall be carried out either by three judges of the Pre-Trial Division or by a single judge of that division in accordance with this Statute and the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;

c)

Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the simultaneous constitution of more than one Trial Chamber or Pre-Trial Chamber when the efficient management of the Court's workload so requires.

3

a)

Judges assigned to the Trial and Pre-Trial Divisions shall serve in those divisions for a period of three years, and thereafter until the completion of any case the hearing of which has already commenced in the division concerned.

b)

Judges assigned to the Appeals Division shall serve in that division for their entire term of office.

4.

Judges assigned to the Appeals Division shall serve only in that division. Nothing in this article shall, however, preclude the temporary attachment of judges from the Trial Division to the Pre-Trial Division or vice versa, if the Presidency considers that the efficient management of the Court's workload so requires, provided that under no circumstances shall a judge who has participated in the pre-trial phase of a case be eligible to sit on the Trial Chamber hearing that case.

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