How many countries are members of international criminal court

The eighteen judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are elected for nine-year terms by the member-countries of the court.^[1] Candidates must be nationals of those countries and they must "possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices".^[1]

A judge may be disqualified from "any case in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be doubted on any ground",^[2] and a judge may be removed from office if found "to have committed serious misconduct or a serious breach of his or her duties" or is unable to exercise his or her functions.^[3]

The judges are organized into three divisions: the Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division, and Appeals Division.^[4]

Qualifications, election and terms

Judges are elected to the ICC by the Assembly of States Parties, the court's governing body.^[4] They serve nine-year te What is international criminal court!