Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDT/2009/005, Campos
The Judges of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDT and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT were not appointed by the IJC whose mandate was to identify suitable candidates for recommendation to the General Assembly. The Judges were elected by the General Assembly on 2 March 2009 and that process involved the participation of nearly 190 Member States of the United Nations. This guaranteed their independence. The Applicant¡¯s averment of lack of impartiality was based on the fact that the Judges of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDT and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT were selected by the IJC. The Applicant made general accusations of potential bias but did not give any precision on how this bias on the...