President of the International Court of Justice

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The President of the International Court of Justice is the chief judge and presiding officer of the UN’s principal judicial organ, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and representing the Court in its external relations.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
leadership role
position
appliesToJurisdiction International Court of Justice
appliesToOrganization United Nations
appointedFrom members of the International Court of Justice
currentOfficeHolder Nawaf Salam
currentOfficeHolderStartDate 2024-02-06
dateEstablished 1946
electedBy members of the International Court of Justice
electionMethod secret ballot
establishedBy Charter of the United Nations
Statute of the International Court of Justice
hasOfficialLanguage English
French
hasPower to convene the Court
to direct the work of the Registry in consultation with the Registrar
to exercise a casting vote in case of a tie
hasResponsibility allocating cases to chambers when appropriate
ensuring proper conduct of hearings
overseeing proceedings of the International Court of Justice
representing the Court in relations with international organizations
representing the Court in relations with states
representing the Court in relations with the United Nations
hasSeatAt Peace Palace
hasStyle Her Excellency
His Excellency
hasSuccessionRule Vice-President acts as President in case of absence or incapacity
isChiefJudgeOf International Court of Justice
isPartOf United Nations system
isPrincipalOfficerOf International Court of Justice
isRelatedPosition Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
locatedIn Netherlands
Peace Palace, The Hague
The Hague
officeHoldersAre judges of the International Court of Justice
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf International Court of Justice
precededByOfficeHolder Joan E. Donoghue
presidesOver deliberations of the International Court of Justice
plenary sittings of the International Court of Justice
rankedAs highest judicial officer of the International Court of Justice
reportsTo International Court of Justice as a whole
represents International Court of Justice
representsInExternalRelations International Court of Justice
requiresQualification being an elected judge of the International Court of Justice
termLength 3 years
termRenewable true


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