» Statute of the Inter-American Juridical Committee

CHAPTER III

CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN

Article 10: The Committee shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairman from among its members by the concurring vote of six of them. They shall hold office for a term of two years, or for such time as remains to be served of their terms as members of the Committee, if the latter should be shorter. The powers of the Chairman and the Vice Chairman shall be set forth in the Rules of Procedures of the Committee.

Article 11: In the event of temporary absence of the Chairman, he shall be replaced by the Vice Chairman; in the event of permanent absence of the Chairman, he shall be replaced by the Vice Chairman until his term is ended and a new Vice Chairman shall be elected; and in the temporary absence of both, an interim Chairman shall be elected by the same majority as called for in article 10.