General Information - Judges
Judges ad hoc
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If the Tribunal or a chamber does not include a judge of the nationality of a party to the dispute, that party may choose a person to sit as a judge. Should there be several parties in the same interest, they are considered for this purpose as one party only. Judges ad hoc need to fulfil the conditions of members, as set out in articles 2, 8 and 11 of the Statute. They participate in the case for which they are chosen on terms of complete equality with the other judges and take precedence after the members of the Tribunal and in order of seniority of age.
Since the inception of the Tribunal, judges ad hoc have been chosen in the following cases: Southern Bluefin Tuna Cases (New Zealand v. Japan; Australia v. Japan), Provisional Measures. Mr. Ivan Shearer (Australia) was jointly nominated by Australia and New Zealand. Case concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Exploitation of Swordfish Stocks in the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean (Chile/European Community). Mr. Francisco Orrego Vicuña (Chile) was chosen by Chile. The "Grand Prince" Case (Belize v. France), Prompt Release. Mr. Jean-Pierre Cot (France) was chosen by France. The MOX Plant Case (Ireland v. United Kingdom), Provisional Measures. Mr. Alberto Székely (Mexico) was chosen by Ireland. The "Volga" Case (Russian Federation v. Australia), Prompt Release. Mr. Ivan Shearer (Australia) was chosen by Australia. Case concerning Land Reclamation by Singapore in and around the Straits of Johor (Malaysia v. Singapore), Provisional Measures. Mr. Kamal Hossain (Bangladesh) was chosen by Malaysia and Mr. Bernard H. Oxman (United States of America) was chosed by Singapore. |