--- title: "Who elected the Judges of the International Court of Justice?" description: "Who elected the Judges of the International Court of Justice?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-11-29 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94203/who-elected-the-judges-of-the-international-court-of-justice category: "law & legal issues" tags: ["laws", "laws and legal issues"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who elected the Judges of the International Court of Justice? Who elected the Judges of the [International](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2891/lenovo-must-pay-interdigital-138-7-million-for-patents) Court of [Justice](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2768/nhrc-chief-proposes-strict-legislation-to-address-illegal-online-activity)? ## Answers ### Answer by Lily Chitlangiya **The Judges of the International Court of Justice is appointed for the term of 9 years by the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council** \ The ICJ is comprised of **fifteen members** which elected for the **nine years of tenure** by the **United Nations General Assembly and The United Nations Security Council** on the basis of the nominations by the national group in the Permanent **Court of Arbitration**. The provisions of elections are given the **article 4-9 in the statutes of the ICJ**. In order to maintain the degree of continuity, it conducts elections every three years to elect **one-third of members of the court.** \ ![Who elected the Judges of the International Court of Justice?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/7b7203de-c79b-44b3-abd4-18491595cac9/images/43aba913-5e4e-4de7-8158-9eb522c369ac.jpeg)\ \ **Key points related to the ICJ Judges’ election** \ - The judges of the international court of justice are **eligible for re-election,** and in case any judge dies or leaves the tenure before time then the vacant **post should be filled as soon as possible,** and this will lead to new elections. - The elections of ICJ judges are held in **[New York (United States of America)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City)** during the autumn season of the United Nations General Assembly. And the term of office of the newly elected judges commence from the **6 February** of the following year and after that, they elect the **President** and **Vice President** with the help of ballot voting.\ - The judges should possess the quality of the veteran knowledge with the respect of their country and should have **good Moral character** moreover he should be competent to become the **most senior legal representative office by that country.**\ - It is clearly mentioned that once a member is elected as the Judge in ICJ, he is **no more a representative member of their own state** or the other state. He **should have integrity** in the actions of their duties and he should act impartially and indiscriminately in the court.\ - The International Court of Justice also ensures that there **will be full independence to all the members of the court to act in a justifiable manner.** And there will be no termination without the unanimous elections among all the members of the court. And this is the fact of the court that it never happened.\ \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94203/who-elected-the-judges-of-the-international-court-of-justice Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.