Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Glossary of Terms
- Table of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Sharīca, Islamic Law (Fiqh), and Legal Methods (cIlm Uṣūl al-Fiqh)
- 2 The Postulates of Human Rights and the Place of Justice in Islam
- 3 The Islamic Criminal Justice System
- 4 Islamic International Law and International Humanitarian Law
- 5 The Sharīca, Islamic Law, and Contemporary Post-Conflict and Transitional Justice
- Appendix A Chronology of Significant Dates in the History of Islam
- Appendix B Armed Conflicts Involving Muslim States
- Appendix C Statute of the International Islamic Court of Justice
- Appendix D The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
- Appendix E Convention of the Organization of the Islamic Conference on Combating International Terrorism
- Bibliography
- Index
Appendix C - Statute of the International Islamic Court of Justice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Glossary of Terms
- Table of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Sharīca, Islamic Law (Fiqh), and Legal Methods (cIlm Uṣūl al-Fiqh)
- 2 The Postulates of Human Rights and the Place of Justice in Islam
- 3 The Islamic Criminal Justice System
- 4 Islamic International Law and International Humanitarian Law
- 5 The Sharīca, Islamic Law, and Contemporary Post-Conflict and Transitional Justice
- Appendix A Chronology of Significant Dates in the History of Islam
- Appendix B Armed Conflicts Involving Muslim States
- Appendix C Statute of the International Islamic Court of Justice
- Appendix D The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
- Appendix E Convention of the Organization of the Islamic Conference on Combating International Terrorism
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Establishment and Seat of the Court
Article 1
The International Islamic Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. It shall be based on Islamic Shari'ah and shall function independently, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and of the present Statute.
Article 2
a) The seat of the Court shall be established at the City of Kuwait.
b) The Court may, when necessary, sit and exercise its functions in any Member State of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference.
FORMATION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE COURT
Article 3
a) The Court shall be composed of seven judges who shall be elected by the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers for four years and may be reelected for another term only. The Court shall elect its President and Vice President from among its members.
b) No two members may be nationals of the same Member State.
c) A person who for the purposes of membership of the Court could be regarded as a national of more than one Member State shall be deemed to be a national of the one in which he exercises civil and political rights.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013