The 2014 International Court of Justice election began on 6 November 2014 at United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
Judges are required to be independent and impartial; they may not exercise any political or administrative function, and do not act as a representative of their home state.
If after the third meeting, one or more seats still remain unfilled, the General Assembly and the Security Council may form a joint conference consisting of six members, three appointed by each organ.
If the joint conference is unanimously agreed, it may submit the name of a person not included in the list of nominations, provided that candidate fulfills the required conditions of eligibility to be a judge on the ICJ.
[3] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: United Nations document A/69/253–S/2014/521 Article 2 of the Statute of the ICJ provides that judges shall be elected “from among persons of high moral character, who possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to the highest judicial offices, or are jurisconsults of recognized competence in international law”.
Nominations of candidates for election to the ICJ are made by individuals who sit on the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).
The Congolese and Madagascan delegations withdrew the candidacies of Sayeman Bula-Bula, and Eugénie Liliane Arivony respectively prior to the fourth round of voting in the General Assembly.
Having received majority support in both the General Assembly and the Security Council, Mohamed Bennouna, James Crawford, Joan Donoghue, and Kirill Gevorgian were elected to the Court at the end of the first day of voting.
On Day 1, the Security Council and the General Assembly, independently from one another, each held a meeting in order to select five candidates, and no more, who enjoyed majority support in the respective body.