PART II
ORGANIZATION
Section A. The Tribunal
Subsection 1. The Members
Article 2
1.
The term of office of Members elected at a triennial election shall begin to run from 1 October following the date of the election.
2.
The term of office of a Member elected to replace a Member whose term of office has not expired shall run from the date of the election for the remainder of that term.
Article 3
The Members, in the exercise of their functions, are of equal status, irrespective of age, priority of election or length of service.
Article 4
1.
The Members shall, except as provided in paragraphs 3 and 4, take precedence according to the date on which their respective terms of office began.
2.
Members whose terms of office began on the same date shall take precedence in relation to one another according to seniority of age.
3.
A Member who is re-elected to a new term of office which is continuous with his previous term shall retain his precedence.
4.
The President and the Vice-President of the Tribunal, while holding these offices, shall take precedence over the other Members.
5.
The Member who, in accordance with the foregoing paragraphs, takes precedence next after the President and the Vice-President of the Tribunal is in these Rules designated the “Senior Member”. If that Member is unable to act, the Member who is next after him in precedence and able to act is considered as Senior Member.