CRITERIA FOR THE ELECTION OF THE JUDGES IN THE UN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE Cover Image

КРИТЕРИИ ЗА ИЗБОРА НА СЪДИИ В МЕЖДУНАРОДНИЯ СЪД НА ООН
CRITERIA FOR THE ELECTION OF THE JUDGES IN THE UN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Author(s): Alexander Draguiev
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, International Law, Philosophy of Law
Published by: Бургаски свободен университет
Keywords: UN International Court of Justice; judge; objective criterion; subjective criterion; principal systems of law; common law; civil law

Summary/Abstract: The judges of the UN International Court of Justice are elected by two bodies of the United Nations – the Security Council and the General Assembly. The Member States follow two categories of criteria for election: objective and subjective. The objective criteria are two: just geographical distribution of judges’ seats in the Court and representation of the principal legal systems of the world by the judges in the Court. The subjective criteria are two as well: high moral character of the judge and his professional qualities as lawyer, and more particularly as international law specialist.

  • Issue Year: XL/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 103-110
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bulgarian