Selecting International Judges

Ruth Mackenzie is senior lecturer in international law at the University of Westminster, London. She was formerly principal research fellow and deputy director of the Centre for International Courts and Tribunals at UCL's Faculty of Laws and remains a senior associate of the Centre. Prior to joining UCL in 2002, Ruth Mackenzie was director of the Biodiversity and Marine Resources programme at the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development in London.Kate Malleson is Professor of Law at Queen Mary, University of London. Her main research interests are the judiciary, the legal system and the constitution. She has a particular interest in judicial selection processes and the challenge of increasing diversity in the composition of the judiciary. She is the author of a wide range of publications on the judiciary and the legal system including: Appointing Judges in an Age of Judicial Power: Critical Perspectives from Around the World, 2006 (co-editor with Peter Russell), Toronto University Press; The Legal System, 2010, Oxford University Press; and The New Judiciary: The Effects of Expansion and Activism, 1999, Ashgate Press.Penny Martin is an Australian solicitor and researcher. Her main research interests are in public international law, international human rights law and international dispute resolution, with a particular focus on implementation and institutional design. From 2006-2009 she was a Research Fellow at the Centre for International Courts and Tribunals at University College London.Philippe Sands is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals in the UCL Faculty of Laws, and a key member of staff in the Centre for Law and the Environment. His teaching areas include public international law, the settlement of international disputes (including arbitration), and environmental and natural resources law. He has previously held academic positions at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies, Kings College London and University of Cambridge and was a Global Professor of Law at New York University from 1995-2003. He was co-founder of FIELD (Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development), and established the programmes on Climate Change and Sustainable Development. He is a member of the Advisory Boards of the European Journal of International Law and Review of European Community and International Environmental Law. As a barrister he has extensive experience litigating international cases.

The results of the study are based on an innovative quantitative and qualitative analysis of the nomination and election processes of international courts, focusing on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC).

• Introduction ; 1. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court in Historical Context ; 2. The Composition of the International Courts ; 3. The Nomination Process ; 4. The Election Process ; 5. Trends and Reforms ; 6. Conclusions ; Appendix 1: Research Methodology ; Appendix 2: The Jurisdiction and the Judicial Selection Procedures of the ICJ and ICC ; Appendix 3: International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties: Resolution ICC-ASP/3/Res. 6