Vice-President of the International Court of Justice

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The Vice-President of the International Court of Justice is the judge elected by fellow ICJ judges to assist and, when necessary, act in place of the Court’s President in presiding over its judicial functions.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
position in an international court
appliesToJurisdiction International Court of Justice
appointedFor International Court of Justice
belongsTo judicial branch of the United Nations
country United Nations
domain public international law
electionMethod elected by secret ballot by ICJ judges
hasDuties acts in place of the President when the President is unable to perform duties
assists the President of the International Court of Justice
participates in the administration of the Court
participates in the judicial work of the Court
presides over the Court in the absence of the President
hasFunction ensures continuity of the presidency of the Court
hasPower may convene the Court in the absence of the President
may exercise administrative functions delegated by the President
hasRank second-highest judicial officer of the International Court of Justice
hasStyle His Excellency or Her Excellency
inception 1946
isElectedBy judges of the International Court of Justice
isPartOf United Nations system
jurisdiction advisory proceedings requested by UN organs and specialized agencies
disputes between states
languageOfWork English
French
legalBasis Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice
Statute of the International Court of Justice
locatedIn Netherlands
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity The Hague
meetsIn Peace Palace, The Hague
memberOf Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice
officeCreatedBy Charter of the United Nations (through establishment of ICJ)
officeHolderOf International Court of Justice
officeScope global
officeType vice-presidential judicial office
organization principal judicial organ of the United Nations
partOf International Court of Justice
precededBy Vice-President of the Permanent Court of International Justice
replaces President of the International Court of Justice in case of absence or incapacity
reportsTo International Court of Justice in plenary
requiresQualification must be a member of the Court
residence The Hague
seat Peace Palace
selectionConstraint must be elected from among the sitting judges of the Court
subordinateTo President of the International Court of Justice
termLength three years
termRenewable true

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
International Court of Justice
hasVicePresident
Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice ("Vice‑President of the International Court of Justice")
includes
President of the International Court of Justice
isRelatedPosition
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice ("Vice-President of the Permanent Court of International Justice")
precededBy

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