paragraph 261 in volume 3, chapter 17, The Bench
As seen in the previous section, the composition of the Court can vary from case to case and even from phase to phase in a single case. In particular the introduction in 1945 of the system of triennial partial elections to the Court has led to a new interpretation of the provisions which regulate the composition of the Court for a particular case. The principle that the collective body of judges should not change so long as the case is pending is not now applied rigi…