Pensions of the Members of the International Court of Justice

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1947.

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International Courts Judges Pension Schemes Rules and Regulations

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The members of Lhe Court who have ceased to hold office shall be entitled to retiring pensions provided that Lhe mcmbers concerned:

Have not resigned;

Have not been required t.o relinquisb Lheir appointment for reasons olher than Lhe state of Lheir health;

Have completed at Jeast five years ol service.

Notwithstanding Lhe provisions of regulations 1 (e) above and 6 bclow, members elected at the first part of tl:ie first session of the General Assembly for a period of three years only, shall, on retirement alter completion of that period of service, and provided they are not subsequently re-elected, be entitled to the same pension as though five years· service had been rompletcd.

Except as provided in regulation 2, a member who retires before the completion of five years' service shall not be entitled to a pension, provided that the Court may, by a special decision based on the fact that the member concerned is in a precarious state o[ health and has insufficient means, grant him financia! assistance not exceeding the pension to which he would have been entitled had he completed five years' service.

If a member resigns after having completed at least five years of service, the Court may, by special decision, grant him such pension as seems cquitable, but not exceeding an amount calculated .is in regulation 6.

The payment of a pension shall not begin until the member wncerned has reached the age of sixty. In an exceptional case, however, the pension may, by a decision of the Court, be made payable in whole or in part to the person entitled thereto before he reaches that age.

Subject to the provisions above, a member shall be entitled to the payment of a pension equivalent to one three hundred and sixtieth of his salary in respect of cach complete month passed in the service of the Court, the amount being calculated: déplacements de la Cour permanente de J ustice internationale s'appliquera aux voyages eflectués avant cette date.

86 ( 1). Pensions des membres de la Cour internationale de Justice L' Assemblée Générale adopte les propositions rclatives au régime de pensions des membres amendements qui y sont apportés, telles qu'elles figurent a l'annexe l.

Cinquante-cinquieme séance pléniere,

le I I décembre I946.

Annexe R•glement c:onc:ernant le régime de pensions des memlfres de la Cour internationale de Justic:e J'exercer leurs fonctions auront droit a une pension de retraite, a condition toutefois:

a) De n'avoir pas dém.issionné;

b) De n'avoir pas été tenus de se démettre leur état de santé;

e) D'avou- accompli au moins cinq ans de services.

2. Nonobstant les dispositions des paragraphes Cour, élus a la premiere partie de la premiere session de l'Assemblée générale pour une période de trois ans seulement, auront droit, a l'expirarieurement réélus, a la meme pension que s'ils avaient accompli cinq fÍflS de services.

avant d'avoir accompli cinq ans de services, n':>ura pas droit a une pension. Toutefois, la Cour pourra, par décision spéciale motivée par l'état de santé précaire et l'insuffisance des ressources de l'intéressé, accorder a ce dernier une aide financifre qui ne pourra pas etre supérieure a la pension a laquelle il aurait cu droit s'il avait accompli cinq ans de services.

Si un membre de la Cour dém.issionne apres avoir accompli cinq ans de services au moins, la Cour pourra, par décision spéciale, lui accorder telle pension qu'elle jugera équitable, sans que celle-ci puisse dépasser un montant calculé conformément aux dispositions du paragraphe 6.

Le versement de la pension ne pourra commencer avant que l'intéressé ait atteint l'age de Cour pourra décider que la pension sera payable a l'intéressé en tout ou en partie avant qu'il ait atteint cet a.ge.

Sous réserve des dispositions ci-dessus, un membre de la Cour aura droit, pour chaque mois complet passé au service de la Cour, au paiement d'unc pension égale a un trois cent soixantieme de son traitement, ce montant étant calculé:

For members who have held the office of President, on their annual salary and special annual allowance;

For members who have hcld thc office of Vice-President, on their annual salary and special allowances;

For othcr members,

011 1hcir salary;

Averagcd in each case over 1lw whole pniod of service.

If a person entitled to a pension is re-elected to office, the pension shall cease to be payable during his new term of office. At the end of this period, however, the amount of the pcnsion shall be re-determined as providcd for abovc, on the basis of the total period during which he discharged his duties.

No pension payable under these rcgulations shall exceed one-third of 1hc annual ;alary, excluding any allowances.

Pensions shall be calculatcd in tenns of tl1e currency in which the salary o{ the mcmber concerned is fixed by the General Assembly.

g. Upon the death of a member, his widow may be granted, by dccision of the Court, a widow's pension of ·1ot less than one-twelfth of the annual salary (excluding allowances) of the member, but amounting to not more than onehalf of ilie pension which woulcl have been payable to the member had he qualified for it at the time of his death. This pension shall ccase on the widow's rcmarriage.

Upon thc death of a former mcmbcr who was in receipt of a relir cmcnl pe ns ion under these regulations, lus widow, p~ovidcd she was his wife at the time of his rctiremcnt from the Court, may be grantcd, by decision of the Court, a widow's pension of not less than onetwelfth of thc annual salary (cxduding allowances) of the former membcr, but not more than one-half of that being paid to the deceased at the time of his death; or whcre a partial pcnsion is being paid under regulation 5 above, a widow's pension of one-half of such largcr amount as the member would have bcen entitlcd to had his pension commenced at the age of sixty. This pension shall ccase on thc widow's rc-marriage.

Upon the death of a mcmbcr or a formcr member while in receipt o{ a pension grantcd under these regulations, who !caves no widow eligible for a pension undcr regulation g or 10 above, there may be paid, by a decision of the Court, for such period as it rnay determine, a dependent's pension to each dependcnt child of the deceased, providcd that thc total amount of pensions so payable shall not exceed the amount which would have bcen payable to the widow under regulation g or w ,bove. No payment a)

Pour les mcmhres de \a Com qm ont exercé les fonctions de Pr ésidcnt, sur lem traitement annucl et leur iudcmnité Jlmuelle spéciak;

excrcé les fonctions de Vice-Président, sur kur tra1tcment annuel et leurs indemnités spé ciales;

kur ll aitcment annuel;

Par traJtcments et indcmnités d laut entendrc, indemuités pen;us pem!ant toute la duréc des tonction.~.

Si une persoune ayant droit a une pcnsion est réélue, la pension cessera d'etre payable pendant Ja duréc de son nouveau manda!. Toutelois, á sera cakulé a nouvcau commc il cst préH1 cipériode pcndant laquelle d aura rempli :.es ionuion~.

7. Aunme pcnsion payable en vertu du présent reglcment 11e pourra tJépas~cr le ticrs du traite ment annuel, indenuntés 11011 coP1prises. la monna1e dans laquelle l'Assemblée générale aura tixt· le traitement du membre intéressé.

Au déces d'un mnnbrc, la Cour pourra décider d'accordcr á sa vcuve une pension de veuve égale á un douzicme au muins du u-aitcment annuel du ddunt (_indemnités non compride la pension qui aurait été payablc au d,.\lunt s'il y ava11 cu droil a la date de son déccs. En cas de 1wuveau mariage, la vcuvc pcrdra le druit a ,:ctte pension.

Au déccs d'un anocn membre de la Cour bénehtiaue d'une pension de retraite en vertu des prcseutes dispositions, la Cuur pourra déoder d';i.cc,>nln a sa veuve, :i. condition qu'clle ait été sa icrnme á l'époque ou il a pris sa retraite, une pcm1on de veuvc égalc a •1n douúcme au moin:; d11 traitement annucl du défunt (indcmnil<':s 110n comprises) et á la moaie au plus a la da,.e de son déces; cu bien, lorsqu'une pcnsion pai tielle était vcrsée en application du paragraphe 5 ci-dessus, i.me pension de veuvc le ddunt aurait cu droil si sa pension avail comme11t é a soixante alis. En cas de nouvcau mar iagt>, Lt veuve perdra le droir. :i. t:ctte pension.

A u déces d'un membre de la Cour m, d'un ,muen mcmbre qui est bénéficiaire d'unc pcnsío11 de retraite accordée en vertu des presentes disposillons, la Cour, dam le cas oú Je défuni n,, laisserait pas de veuve susceptible de rcccv,,ir une pcnsion en application des paragraplies :J uu IO ci•dcssus, pourra décider d'ac-

tcnninn .,, une pcnsion d'orphelin, a condition que te •:10ntant total des pensions aínsi ac-

shall be made to a c.hild over the age of twentyone, or after the date of marriage, whichever is earlier.

All pensions provided for above shall be regarded as expenses of the Court, within the meaning of Article !l!I of the Statute of the Court. cordées ne dépaase pas le montant qu'aurait re~ la veuve en application des paragraphea g ou 10 ci-dessus. Aucun enfant lgi de plus de vingt et un ans, ou mineur mais marié, ne J)Ourra béné• ficier de tels versements.

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Toutes les pensions de retraite prévues ci-dessus seront considérées comme dépenses de Cour.

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