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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
PART-4: COMPOSITION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURT
ARTICLE 40: Independence of the judges
ARTICLE 40: Independence of the judges
1. The judges shall be independent in the performance of their functions.
2. Judges shall not engage in any activity which is likely to interfere with their judicial functions or to affect confidence in their independence.
3. Judges required to serve on a full-time basis at the seat of the Court shall not engage in any other occupation of a professional nature.
4. Any question regarding the application of paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be decided by an absolute majority of the judges. Where any such question concerns an individual judge, that judge shall not take part in the decision.
Referred by:
ARTICLE 35: Service of judges