The President and Vice-President are elected by the Members of the Court every three years by secret ballot. The election is held on the date of Court’s triennial renewal or shortly thereafter. An absolute majority is required and there are no conditions of nationality. The President and Vice-President may be re-elected. The President presides at all meetings of the Court; he or she directs its work and supervises its administration, with the assistance of a Budgetary and Administrative Committee and various other committees, all composed of Members of the Court. During judicial deliberations, the President has a casting vote in the event of votes being tied. The Vice-President replaces the President in his or her absence, in the event of his or her inability to perform his or her duties, or in the event of a vacancy in the presidency. In the absence of the Vice-President, this role falls to the senior judge.

The President and Vice-President are elected by the Members of the Court every three years by secret ballot. The election is held on the date of Court’s triennial renewal or shortly thereafter. An absolute majority is required and there are no conditions of nationality. The President and Vice-President may be re-elected. The President presides at all meetings of the Court; he or she directs its work and supervises its administration, with the assistance of a Budgetary and Administrative Committee and various other committees, all composed of Members of the Court. During judicial deliberations, the President has a casting vote in the event of votes being tied. The Vice-President replaces the President in his or her absence, in the event of his or her inability to perform his or her duties, or in the event of a vacancy in the presidency. In the absence of the Vice-President, this role falls to the senior judge.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 Judges (or Members) elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure a degree of continuity, one third of the Court is elected every three years. Once elected, a Member of the Court is a delegate neither of the government of his or her own country nor of that of any other State. The Court may not include more than one national of the same State. Judges are eligible for re-election.

The Court appoints its Registrar from among candidates proposed by Members of the Court. He or she is elected for a term of seven years and may be re-elected. The Deputy-Registrar, who is elected in the same way as the Registrar, assists the Registrar and acts as Registrar in the latter’s absence.

The Registry is the permanent administrative secretariat of the Court. It is accountable to the Court alone. Since the Court is both a court of justice and an international organization, the Registry’s tasks are not only those of a service helping in the administration of justice - with Sovereign States as litigants - but also those of an international secretariat. Its activities are judicial and diplomatic, as well as administrative.