Article 21 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as amended by Protocol No 11 - Criteria for office

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(Considered status of legislation: 1. April 2008)

1. The judges shall be of high moral character and must either possess the qualifications required for appointment to high judicial office or be jurisconsults of recognised competence. 2. The judges shall sit on the Court in their individual capacity. 3. During their term of office the judges shall not engage in any activity which is incompatible with their independence, impartiality or with the demands of a full-time office; all questions arising from the application of this paragraph shall be decided by the Court.
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