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===Judicial Division===
 
===Judicial Division===
  
The Judicial Division is comprised of the 18 judges of the court, organized into three divisions: The Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division, and the Appeals Division. The judges appointed to each division are responsible for the conducting the proceedings of the Court at the different stages. Assignment of the judges to each division is made on the basis of the functions each Division performs and the experience and qualifications of each judge, with an eye toward ensuring that each division maintains a proper combination of expertise in international, procedural, and criminal law.  
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The Judicial Division is comprised of the 18 judges of the court, organized into three divisions: The Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division, and the Appeals Division <ref> http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Chambers/Chambers.htm </ref> . The judges appointed to each division are responsible for the conducting the proceedings of the Court at the different stages. Assignment of the judges to each division is made on the basis of the functions each Division performs and the experience and qualifications of each judge, with an eye toward ensuring that each division maintains a proper combination of expertise in international, procedural, and criminal law.  
  
 
The 18 judges are elected to the ICC by the Assembly of State Parties to serve 9 year teams, with out eligibility for re-election. All judges must be nationals of states signed to the Rome Statute, and no two judges maybe be nationals of the same state. According to the stipulations of the Rome Statute, the judges must be "persons of high moral character, impartiality and integrity who possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices."  
 
The 18 judges are elected to the ICC by the Assembly of State Parties to serve 9 year teams, with out eligibility for re-election. All judges must be nationals of states signed to the Rome Statute, and no two judges maybe be nationals of the same state. According to the stipulations of the Rome Statute, the judges must be "persons of high moral character, impartiality and integrity who possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices."  

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