paragraph 76 in volume 1, chapter 6, The Members of the Court
Article 3 of the Statute provides that the Court shall consist of fifteen members, no two of whom may be nationals of the same State.1
The composition of the membership in the Court corresponds to the nature of the Court’s function as part of the general diplomatic machinery at the disposal of States. On the one hand, the system of nomination and election of the members of the Court is designed to reflect political considerations, a general objective whi…