| Judges | Deputy Judges |
|---|---|
| First Year | |
| 1. Argentina | Paraguay |
| 2. Colombia | Bolivia |
| 3. Spain | Spain |
| 4. Greece | Roumania |
| 5. Norway | Sweden |
| 6. Holland | Belgium |
| 7. Turkey | Persia |
| Second Year | |
| 1. Argentina | Panama |
| 2. Spain | Spain |
| 3. Greece | Roumania |
| 4. Norway | Sweden |
| 5. Holland | Belgium |
| 6. Turkey | Luxemburg |
| 7. Uruguay | Costa Rica |
| Third Year | |
| 1. Brazil | Domingo |
| 2. China | Turkey |
| 3. Spain | Portugal |
| 4. Holland | Greece |
| 5. Roumania | Belgium |
| 6. Sweden | Denmark |
| 7. Venezuela | Haiti |
| Fourth Year | |
| 1. Brazil | Guatemala |
| 2. China | Turkey |
| 3. Spain | Portugal |
| 4. Peru | Honduras |
| 5. Roumania | Greece |
| 6. Sweden | Denmark |
| 7. Switzerland | Holland |
| Fifth Year | |
| 1. Belgium | Holland |
| 2. Bulgaria | Montenegro |
| 3. Chili | Nicaragua |
| 4. Denmark | Norway |
| 5. Mexico | Cuba |
| 6. Persia | China |
| 7. Portugal | Spain |
| Sixth Year | |
| 1. Belgium | Holland |
| 2. Chili | Salvador |
| 3. Denmark | Norway |
| 4. Mexico | Ecuador |
| 5. Portugal | Spain |
| 6. Servia | Bulgaria |
| 7. Siam | China |
The deciding tribunal elects its President and Vice-President by an absolute majority of the votes cast, but after two ballots the election is made by a bare majority, and, in case the votes are equal, by lot (article 19).
The judges—as well as the deputies when they sit—receive, while carrying out their duties, a salary of one hundred Netherland florins (about £8, 4s.) per diem, besides travelling expenses. The salaries and travelling expenses are to be paid by the International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and the judges must not receive any other remuneration either from their own Government or from any other Power (article 20).
The belligerent captor, as well as a neutral Power which is herself, or whose national is, a party, may appoint a naval officer of high rank to sit as Assessor, but he has no voice in the decision. If more than one neutral Power is concerned in a case, they must agree among themselves, if necessary by lot, on the naval officer to be appointed as Assessor (article 18).
The seat[939] of the deciding tribunal is at the Hague, and it may not, except in the case of force majeure, be transferred elsewhere without the consent of both belligerents (article 21). When the Court is not sitting, the duties conferred on it by certain articles of Convention XII. are discharged by a delegation of three judges appointed by the Court; this delegation comes to a decision by a majority of votes, and its members must, of course, reside at the Hague while they fulfil their duties (article 48).
[939] The working-order (ordre intérieur) of the International Prize Court is to be drawn up by the Court itself; see details in article 49.
The deciding tribunal determines what language it will itself use and what languages may be used before it, but in all cases the official language of the National Courts which have had cognisance of the case may be used before it (article 24).
For all notices to be served, in particular on the parties, witnesses, or experts, the deciding tribunal may apply direct to the Government of the State on whose territory the service is to be carried out. The same rule applies in the case of steps to be taken to procure evidence. The Court is equally entitled to act through the Power on whose territory it holds its sitting. Notices to be given to parties in the place where the Court sits may be served through the International Bureau (article 27).
Administrative Council and International Bureau.
§ 444. The Administrative Council of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague serves at the same time as the Administrative Council of the International Prize Court, but only representatives of the Powers who are parties to Convention XII. shall be members of it (article 22).