Legal > Election of members of the Permanent Court of International Justice

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Original text.
Article 4.
The members of the Court shall be elected
by the Assembly and by the Council from
a list of persons nominated by the national
groups in the Court of Arbitration, in
accordance with the following provisions.
In the case of Members of the League of
Nations not represented in the Permanent
Court of Arbitration, the lists of candidates
shall be drawn up by national groups
appointed for this purpose by their Govern¬
ments under the same conditions as those
prescribed for members of the Permanent
Court of Arbitration by Article 44 of the
Convention of The Hague of 1907 for the
pacific settlement of international disputes.
Article 5.
At least three months before the date of
the election, the Secretary-General of the
League of Nations shall address a written
request to the members of the Court of
Arbitration belonging to the States mentioned
in the Annex to the Covenant or to the States
which join the League subsequently, and
to the persons appointed under paragraph
2 of Article 4, inviting them to undertake
within a given time, by national groups, the
nomination of persons in a position to accept
the duties of a member of the Court.
No group may nominate more than four
persons, not more than two of whom shall
be of their own nationality. In no case must
the number of candidates nominated be
more than double the number of seats to be
filled.
Article 6.
Before making these nominations, each
national group is recommended to consult its
highest Court of Justice, its legal faculties
and schools of law, and its national aca¬
demies and national sections of international
academies devoted to the study of Law.
Article 7.
The Secretary-General of the League of
Nations shall prepare a list in alphabetical
order of all the persons thus nominated.
Save as provided in Article 12, paragraph 2,
these shall be the only persons eligible for
appointment.
The Secretary-General shall submit this
list to the Assembly and to the Council.
Article 8.
The Assembly and the Council shall proceed
independently of one another to elect, first,
the judges, then the deputy-judges.
Article 9.
At every election, the electors shall bear
in mind that not only should all the persons
appointed as members of the Court possess
the qualifications required, but the whole
body also should represent the main forms
of civilisation and the principal legal systems
of the world.
Amended text.
The members of the Court shall be elected by
the Assembly and by the Council from a list of
persons nominated by the national groups in
the Court of Arbitration, in accordance with
the following provisions:
In the case of Members of the Teague of
Nations not represented in the Permanent Court
of Arbitration, the lists of candidates shall be
drawn up by national groups appointed for this
purpose by their Governments under the same
conditions as those prescribed for members of
the Permanent Court of Arbitration by Article
has accepted the Statute oj the Court but is not
a member of the League of Nations may parti¬
cipate in electing the members of the Court shall,
in the absence of a special agreement, be laid
down by the Assembly on the proposal of the
Council.
No change.
44 °f Ihe Convention of The Hague of 190)
for the pacific settlement of international disputes
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No change.
No change.
New Article 8.
The Assembly and the Council shall proceed
independently of one another to elect the
members of the Court.
No change.