Ad hoc judges Article 31 of the statute sets out a procedure whereby ad hoc judges sit on contentious cases before the court. The system allows any party to a contentious case (if it otherwise does not have one of that party's nationals sitting on the court) to select one additional person to sit as a judge on that case only. It is thus possible that as many as seventeen judges may sit on one case.
Ad hoc judges Article 31 of the statute sets out a procedure whereby ad hoc judges sit on contentious cases before the court The system allows any party to a contentious case (if it otherwise does not have one of that party's nationals sitting on the court) to select one additional person to sit as a judge on that case only It is thus possible that as many as seventeen judges may sit on one case