Courts and Court Officers Act, 2002
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Vacation of certain offices before appointment to judicial office. |
10.—The Act of 1995 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 17: | |
“17A.—A person who for the time being holds the office of— | ||
(a) judge of the Court of Justice, | ||
(b) judge of the Court of First Instance attached to that Court, | ||
(c) Advocate-General of the Court of Justice, | ||
(d) judge of the European Court of Human Rights established under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms done at Rome on the 4th day of November, 1950, | ||
(e) judge of the International Court of Justice established under the Charter of the United Nations, | ||
(f) judge of the International Criminal Court established under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court done at Rome on the 17th day of July, 1998, upon the entry into force of that Statute, | ||
(g) judge of an international tribunal within the meaning of section 2 of the International War Crimes Tribunals Act, 1998 , | ||
shall vacate the office concerned before the President appoints the person to a judicial office.”. |