Genocide - The deliberate extermination of one class, race, or religious group by another. International Courts: Summary - International Court of Justice (“World Court”)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration
- International Criminal Court (“War Crimes Tribunal”)
- All are based in The Hague
- The World Court is run under the auspices of the United Nations, but the other two are free-standing entities.
European Court of Human Rights (and a few others like it) are international in scope, but technically a supranational court Selection of Judges – State Level - Gubernatorial appointment
- Legislative election
- Partisan election
- Non-Partisan election
- Missouri Plan
* Gubernatorial appointment * Periodic unilateral elections Selection of Judges - Federal Level - Serve for life
- President appoints, Senate confirms
- Senatorial Courtesy Rule
- Supreme Court justice selection criteria:
- Desire to maintain good relations with interest groups - Ideology (not a big factor) - Ability never really a factor (can hire top quality clerks) Removing Federal Judges from Office - Direct
- Die - Retire - Impeached - Indirect
- Prosecuted/convicted (serious misdemeanor or felony) Removing State Judges from Office - Direct
- Die - Retire - Impeached - Elect a new one at the next election/vote no if in a Missouri Plan state - Initiative/Recall/Referendum - Indirect
- Informal pressure to resign - Prosecuted/convicted (serious misdemeanor or felony)
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