GK
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Question
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three years
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five years
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seven years
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nine years
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Detailed explanation-1: -The President and Vice-President are elected by the Members of the Court every three years by secret ballot. The election is held on the date on which Members of the Court elected at a triennial election begin their terms of office or shortly thereafter.
Detailed explanation-2: -The President shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office.
Detailed explanation-3: -Composition. The ICJ is composed of fifteen judges elected to nine-year terms by the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council from a list of people nominated by the national groups in the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The election process is set out in Articles 4–19 of the ICJ Statute.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Court is composed of 15 judges, who are elected for terms of office of nine years by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. It is assisted by a Registry, its administrative organ. Its official languages are English and French.