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}- vacancies in the Cyberian delegation to the RAM
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.1 COURT OF JUSTICE The Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia hereby ratifies the Protocol of the Court of Justice of the Raspur Intermicronational Community which is set out in Schedule 2 to this Act and accedes to the Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I140.8.2 Subject to the constitution, the Protocol has effect in Cyberia{{/body{}{{/html{}
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400.14 the Judicial Council comprises all federal judges, the chief magistrates (if any) of each province, and any temporary justices). If there is no temporary justice who can be assigned to act as chief justice, the Judicial Council may refer any matter to the Court of Justice of the Community. When exercising Cyberian domestic jurisdiction under this Section, the Court of Justice is bound by Cyberian law including any precedential decisions of the Cyberian courts. The President is to negotiate an appropriate arrangement with the Community giving effect to this Section.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
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br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I17 CASUAL VACANCIES Vacancies in the National Assembly and the Congress of the Community must be filled by appointment. The party which nominated the outgoing deputy or delegate must appoint the successor to a partisan vacancy. The president must appoint a successor to an independent vacancy.{{/body{}{{/html{}
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}+br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPROTOCOL O
F THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE Community{{br{}{L{IT
he Member States of the Community:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IConsidering that the Charter established the C
ourt of Justice of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IFirmly convinced that the attainment of the ob
jectives of the Community requires the establishme
nt of the Court of Justice of the Community{z{{br
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{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER I{{br{}{L{IArticle 1{{br{}{L{IDE
FINITIONS{{br{}{L{IIn this Protocol unless otherwi
se specifically stated:{{br{}{L{I"Charter" means t
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{I{{br{}{L{I"Council " means the Council of the Co
mmunity{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I"Court" means the Cou
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agistrate" means a magistrate of the Court{z{{br{}
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of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I"Presidency"
means the Presidency of the Council{z{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I"State Party" means a Member State that ha
s ratified or acceded to this Protocol and any oth
er States which ratifies or accedes to the protoco
l{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I"Community" means the Commu
nity established by the Charter{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 2{{br{}{L{IESTABLISHMENT OF THE COURT
{{br{}{L{I1. The Court established by the Charter
shall function in accordance with the provisions o
f the Charter and this Protocol.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I2. The Court shall be the judicial organ of the
Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 3{{br{}{L{IC
OMPOSITION{{br{}{L{I1. The Court shall consist of
5 Magistrates who are nationals of States Parties.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Council may, when it de
ems it necessary, review the number of Magistrates
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Magistrates shall be a
ssisted by the necessary staff for the smooth func
tioning of the Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. No two
Magistrates shall be shall be nominees of the sam
e State Party.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. In the Court
as a whole, the representation of the principal le
gal traditions of the Community shall be assured.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER II{{br{}{L{IArticle 4
{{br{}{L{IQUALIFICATIONS{{br{}{L{IThe Court shall
be composed of impartial and independent Magistrat
es elected from among persons of high moral charac
ter, who possess the necessary qualifications requ
ired in their respective countries for appointment
to the highest judicial offices, or are jurists o
f recognised competence in international law.{{br
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ANDIDATES{{br{}{L{IUpon entry into force of this P
rotocol, the Presidency shall request each State P
arty to submit in writing within 14 days of such a
request, its nomination for the office of a Magis
trate of the Court. Each State Party may nominate
only 1 candidate.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 6{{br
{}{L{ILIST OF CANDIDATES{{br{}{L{IThe Presidency s
hall prepare a list of the candidates nominated, i
n alphabetical order and transmit it to the Member
States at least 14 days prior to the ordinary ses
sion of the Council at which the Magistrates are t
o be elected.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 8{{br{}{L
{ITENURE OF OFFICE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(1) The Magi
strates shall be elected for a period of 2 years a
nd may be re-elected consecutively only once. A Ma
gistrate elected to replace another Judge whose te
rm of office has not expired shall hold office for
the remainder of the predecessor's term.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I(2) Magistrates who are elected to a
partial or unexpired term of less than fifteen mon
ths may run for a third term.{{br{}{L{I(3) The fiv
e first Magistrates elected to the court shall hav
e the following initial terms after which they sha
ll be elected every 2 years: 2 shall have a term o
f six months, 1 shall have a term of 1 year, 1 sha
ll have a term of 18 months, and 1 shall have a te
rm of 2 years so that every six months a seat is u
p for election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 9{{br{}
{L{IOATH OF OFFICE{{br{}{L{I1. Before taking up hi
s or her duties each Magistrate shall in open cour
t take the following oath:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I"I .
...... Do solemnly swear (or affirm or declare) th
at I shall faithfully exercise the duties of my of
fice as Magistrate of the Court of Justice of the
Community impartially and conscientiously, without
fear or favour, affection or ill will and that I
will preserve the secrecy of the deliberations of
the Court."{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The oath of offi
ce shall be administered by the Presidency or thei
r duly authorised representative.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 10{{br{}{L{ICHIEF MAGISTRATE{{br{}{L{I
The Court shall elect its Chief Magistrate for a p
eriod of 1 year. The Chief Magistrate may be re -e
lected once. The method of election of the Chief M
agistrate and the and their functions shall be set
out in the Rules of Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArt
icle 11{{br{}{L{IRESIGNATION, SUSPENSION AND REMOV
AL FROM OFFICE{{br{}{L{IA Magistrate may resign hi
s or her position in writing addressed to the Chie
f Magistrate for transmission to the Presidency.{{
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r{}{L{IIn the case of death or resignation of a Ma
gistrate, the Chief Magistrate shall immediately i
nform the Presidency in writing, who shall declare
the seat vacant. The same procedure and considera
tion for the election of a Judge shall also be fol
lowed in filling vacancies.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArt
icle 13{{br{}{L{IINDEPENDENCE{{br{}{L{IThe indepen
dence of the Magistrates shall be fully ensured in
accordance with international law. No Magistrate
may participate in the decision of any case in whi
ch he or she has previously taken part as agent, c
ounsel or advocate for one of the parties, or as a
member of a national or international court, or c
ommission of inquiry, or in any other capacity. An
y doubt on this point shall be settled by decision
of the Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 14{{br{}
{L{IPRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES{{br{}{L{IThe Magistr
ates shall enjoy, from the time of their election
and throughout their term of office, the full priv
ileges and immunities extended to diplomatic agent
s in accordance with international law. The Magist
rates shall be immune from legal proceedings for a
ny act or omission committed in the discharge of t
heir judicial functions. The Magistrates shall con
tinue, after they have ceased to hold office, to e
njoy immunity in respect of Charters performed by
them when engaged in their official capacity.{{br
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Y{{br{}{L{IThe position of a Magistrate is incompa
tible with any activity that might interfere with
the independence or impartiality of such a judge o
r the demands of the office, as determined in the
Rules of Court. Any doubt on this point shall be s
ettled by the Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
Article 16{{br{}{L{IELIGIBILITY TO SUBMIT CASES{{b
r{}{L{I1. The following are entitled to submit cas
es to the Court:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(a) States Par
ties to this Protocol{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(b) The
Council, the Congress and other organs of the Com
munity authorised by the Council{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I(d) Third Parties under conditions to be deter
mined by the Council and with the consent of the S
tate Party concerned.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The co
nditions under which the Court shall be open to th
ird parties shall, subject to the special provisio
ns contained in treaties in force, be laid down by
the Council, but in no case shall such conditions
place the parties in a position of inequality bef
ore the Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Court sha
ll have no jurisdiction to deal with a dispute inv
olving a Member State that has not ratified this P
rotocol.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 17{{br{}{L{ICO
MPETENCE/JURISDICTION{{br{}{L{IArticle 17 of the C
harter defines the jurisdiction of the Court. The
Council may confer on the Court power to assume ju
risdiction over any dispute other than those refer
red to in this Article.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER
III{{br{}{L{IArticle 18{{br{}{L{ISOURCES OF LAW{{
br{}{L{I1. The Court, whose function is to decide
in accordance with international law such disputes
, as are submitted to it, shall have regard to:{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(a) The Charter{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I(b) International treaties whether general or
particular, establishing rules expressly recognise
d by the contesting states{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(c
) International custom, as evidence of a general p
ractice accepted as law{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(d) T
he general principles of law recognised universall
y or by States Parties{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(e) Ju
dicial decisions and the writings of the most high
ly qualified jurists of various nations as well as
the regulations, directives and decisions of the
Community as subsidiary means for the determinatio
n of the rules of law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. This
provision shall not prejudice the power of the Cou
rt to decide a case ex aequo et bono, if the parti
es, agree thereto.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER IV{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 19{{br{}{L{ISUBMISSION O
F A DISPUTE{{br{}{L{I1. Disputes shall be submitte
d to the Court by a written application. The subje
ct of the dispute, the applicable law and basis of
the jurisdiction shall be indicated.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I2. The Court shall forthwith give notice of
the application to all concerned parties.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Court shall also notify all Mem
ber States, the Presidency and any third parties e
ntitled to appear before the Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IArticle 20{{br{}{L{IPROVISIONAL MEASURES{{br
{}{L{I1. The Court shall have the power, on its ow
n motion or on application by the parties, to indi
cate, if it considers that circumstances so requir
e any provisional measures which ought to be taken
to preserve the respective rights of the parties.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Pending the final decision,
notice of the provisional measures shall forthwit
h be given to the parties and to the President.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 21{{br{}{L{IREPRESENTATIO
N OF PARTIES{{br{}{L{IThe parties may be represent
ed before the Court by counsel. The counsel and ad
vocates of the parties before the Court shall enjo
y the privileges and immunities necessary to the i
ndependent exercise of their duties.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IArticle 22{{br{}{L{IPROCEDURE BEFORE THE COU
RT{{br{}{L{I1. The procedure before the Court shal
l be defined by the Rules of Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IArticle 23{{br{}{L{ISERVICE OF NOTICE{{br{}
{L{I1. For the service of all notices upon persons
other than parties, counsel, counsel and advocate
s, the Court shall apply direct to the government
of the State upon whose territory the notice has t
o be served.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The same provis
ion shall apply whenever steps are to be taken to
procure evidence locally in the territory of the S
tate concerned.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 24{{br
{}{L{IPUBLIC HEARING{{br{}{L{IThe hearing in Court
shall be public, unless the Court, on its own mot
ion or upon application by the parties, decides th
at the public not be admitted.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
Article 25{{br{}{L{IRECORD OF PROCEEDINGS{{br{}{L
{I1. A record of proceedings shall be made at each
hearing and shall be signed by the presiding Magi
strate.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Such a record shall
be kept by the Court and shall be the authentic re
cord of the case.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 26{{b
r{}{L{IREGULATION OF PROCEEDINGS{{br{}{L{IThe Cour
t shall have the power to regulate its own proceed
ings. It shall have the power to make orders for t
he conduct of the case before it. It shall decide
the form and time in which each party must conclud
e its arguments, and make all arrangements connect
ed with the taking of evidence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IArticle 27{{br{}{L{IPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS{{br
{}{L{IThe Court may, before the hearing begins, ca
ll upon the counsel to produce any relevant docume
nt or to supply any relevant explanation. Formal n
ote shall be taken of any refusal to produce docum
ents or supply an explanation requested by it.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 28{{br{}{L{IENQUIRIES{{br
{}{L{IThe Court may, at any time, entrust any indi
vidual, body, bureau, commission, or other organis
ation that it may select, and accepted by the part
ies to the dispute, with the task of carrying out
an enquiry or giving an expert opinion.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IArticle 29{{br{}{L{IREFUSAL OF EVIDENCE
{{br{}{L{IAfter the Court has received the proofs
and evidence within the time specified for the pur
pose, it may, unless it decides that the interests
of justice so require, refuse to accept any furth
er oral or written evidence that any party may des
ire to present.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 30{{br
{}{L{IDEFAULT JUDGEMENTS{{br{}{L{I1. Whenever one
of the parties does not appear before the Court, o
r fails to defend the case against it, the other p
arty may call upon the Court to give its judgement
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Court must before doin
g so, satisfy itself, not only that it has jurisdi
ction in accordance with the Charter and Protocol,
but also that the claim is well founded in fact a
nd in law and that the other party had due notice.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. An objection by the party c
oncerned may be lodged against the judgement withi
n 30 days of it being notified of the default judg
ement. The objection shall not have the effect of
staying the enforcement of the judgement by defaul
t{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 31{{br{}{L{ICONSIDERA
TION OF THE JUDGEMENT{{br{}{L{I1. When, subject to
the control of the Court, the counsel and advocat
es have completed their submissions of the case, t
he Chief Magistrate shall declare the hearing clos
ed.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Court shall adjourn
to consider its judgement.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. T
he deliberations of the Court shall take place in
private and shall remain secret at all times.{{br
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SARY FOR DECISION{{br{}{L{I1. All questions shall
be decided by a majority of the Judges present.{{b
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votes, the presiding Judge shall have a casting v
ote.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 33{{br{}{L{IJUDGEM
ENT{{br{}{L{I1. The judgement shall state the reas
ons on which it is based.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Th
e judgement shall state the names of Magistrates w
ho have taken part in the decision.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I3. The judgement shall be signed by all the
Magistrates and certified by the Chief Magistrate.
It shall be posted in open session, due notice ha
ving been given to the counsel.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I4. Subject to this Protocol, the judgement shall
be final.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 34{{br{}{L{I
SEPARATE OR DISSENTING OPINION{{br{}{L{IIf the jud
gement does not represent in whole or in part the
unanimous opinion of the Magistrates, any Magistra
te shall be entitled to deliver a separate or diss
enting opinion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 35{{br
{}{L{IBINDING FORCE OF JUDGEMENTS{{br{}{L{IThe jud
gements of the Court shall be binding on the parti
es and in respect of that particular case.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 36{{br{}{L{IDECISIONS ON INTER
PRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE Charter{{br{}{L{I
1. Decisions of the Court on the interpretation an
d application of the Charter shall be binding on M
ember States and organs of the Community notwithst
anding the provisions of Article 37 of this Protoc
ol.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Whenever questions of in
terpretation of the Charter arise in a case in whi
ch States other than those concerned have expresse
d an interest, the Court shall notify all such Sta
tes and organs of the Community forthwith.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I3. Every Member State and organ of the
Community so notified has the right to intervene
in the proceedings.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IA
rticle 37{{br{}{L{IINTERPRETATION OF OTHER TREATIE
S{{br{}{L{I1. Whenever the question of interpretat
ion of a treaty arises in a case in which States o
ther than those concerned have expressed an intere
st, the Court shall notify all such States and org
ans of the Community forthwith.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I2. Every State Party and organ of the Community
so notified has the right to intervene in the proc
eedings and the interpretation given by the judgem
ent will be equally binding upon it.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IArticle 38{{br{}{L{IINTERPRETATION OF A JUDG
EMENT{{br{}{L{IIn the event of any dispute as to t
he meaning or scope of the judgement, the Court sh
all construe it upon the request of any of the par
ties.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 39{{br{}{L{IREVIS
ION{{br{}{L{I1. An application for revision of a j
udgement may be made only when it is based upon di
scovery of a new charter of such nature as to be a
decisive factor, which charter was, when the judg
ement was given, unknown to the Court and also to
the party claiming revision, provided that such ig
norance was not due to negligence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I2. The proceedings for revision shall be opene
d by a ruling of the Court expressly recording the
existence of the new charter, recognising that it
has such a character as to lay the case open to r
evision, and declaring the revision admissible on
this ground.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Court may r
equire prior compliance with the terms of the judg
ement before it admits proceedings in revision.{{b
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hall be made within six (6) weeks of the discovery
of the new charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. No appl
ication may be made after the lapse of two (2 year
s from the date of the judgement.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 40{{br{}{L{IINTERVENTION{{br{}{L{I1. A
ny Member State that has an interest of a legal na
ture, which may be affected by the decision in the
case, may submit a request to the Court to be per
mitted to intervene.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Cou
rt shall decide upon the request.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 41{{br{}{L{ICOSTS{{br{}{L{IUnless othe
rwise decided by the Court, each party shall bear
its own costs.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 42{{br{}
{L{IADVISORY OPINION{{br{}{L{I1. The Court may giv
e an advisory opinion on any legal question at the
request of the Council, the Congress, the ECOSOCC
, or such other organs of the Community as may be
authorised by the Council.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. A
request for an advisory opinion under paragraph 1
of this Article shall be in writing and shall con
tain an exact statement of the question upon which
the opinion is required and shall be accompanied
by all relevant documents.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAP
TER V{{br{}{L{IArticle 43{{br{}{L{IPROCEDURE FOR A
MENDMENTS{{br{}{L{I1. This Protocol may be amended
if a State Party makes a written request to that
effect to the Presidency.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Pr
oposals for amendment shall be submitted to the Pr
esidency who shall transmit same to Member States
within thirty days of receipt thereof.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I3. The Council and the Congress may adop
t the draft amendment after the Court has given it
s opinion on the amendment.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{IArticle 44{{br{}{L{IPOWER OF THE COURT TO P
ROPOSE AMENDMENTS{{br{}{L{IThe Court shall have th
e power to propose such amendments to this Protoco
l as it may deem necessary to the Council through
written communication to the Presidency for consid
eration in conformity with this Protocol.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER VI{{br{}{L{IArticle 45{{br{}{L
{ISEAT AND SEAL OF THE COURT{{br{}{L{IThe seat of
the Court shall be determined by the Council from
among States Parties. However, the Court may sit i
n any other Member State if circumstances warrant
and with the consent of the Member State concerned
. The seat of the Court may be changed by the Coun
cil after due consultations with the Court.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 46{{br{}{L{IOFFICIAL LANGUAG
ES OF THE COURT{{br{}{L{IThe official and working
languages of the Court shall be those of the Commu
nity.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER VIII{{br{}{L{IArt
icle 47{{br{}{L{IEXECUTION OF JUDGEMENT{{br{}{L{IT
he State Parties shall comply with the judgement i
n any dispute to which they are parties within the
time stipulated by the Court and shall guarantee
its execution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 48{{br{}
{L{INON-COMPLIANCE WITH JUDGEMENT{{br{}{L{IWhere a
party has failed to comply with a judgement, the
Court may, upon application by either party, refer
the matter to the Council, which may decide upon
measures to be taken to give effect to the judgeme
nt. The Council may impose sanctions as provided b
y the Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 49{{br{}
{L{IREPORT TO THE Council{{br{}{L{IThe Court shall
submit to each ordinary session of the Council, a
report on its work during the previous year. The
report shall specify, in particular, the cases in
which a State has not complied with the Court's ju
dgement.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER IX{{br{}{L{IAr
ticle 50{{br{}{L{IBUDGET{{br{}{L{IThe Court shall
submit its draft annual budget to the Council thro
ugh the Executive Council. The budget of the Court
shall be borne by the Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{ICHAPTER X{{br{}{L{IArticle 51{{br{}{L{IRULE
S OF COURT{{br{}{L{IThe Court shall frame rules fo
r carrying out its functions and generally for giv
ing effect to this Protocol. In particular, it sha
ll lay down rules of procedure in conformity with
this Protocol.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 52{{br{}
{L{ISIGNATURE, RATIFICATION AND ACCESSION{{br{}{L
{I1. This Protocol shall be open to signature, rat
ification and accession by Member States in accord
ance with their respective constitutional procedur
es.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The instruments of ratif
ication shall be deposited with the President.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. Any Member State acceding to th
is Protocol after its entry into force shall depos
it the instrument of accession with the Chairperso
n of the Commission.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 53
{{br{}{L{IENTRY INTO FORCE{{br{}{L{IThis Protocol
shall enter into force immediately on the deposit
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