Bureau of the Court

The Bureau of the Court is composed of the President, four members (including the Vice-President), as well as of four alternate members. The Bureau is elected by the conciliators and arbitrators appointed by their respective State party. The current Bureau has been elected in November 2025 for a six-year term. The Bureau is the permanent executive body of the Court and ensures the operation of the Court and the duties entrusted to it under the Convention, the Financial Protocol and the Rules of procedure. The Bureau of the Court is composed as follows:

President

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Andreas Zimmermann

President of the Court

Members

Marja LEHTO (Finland), Vice-President, Senior Expert of Public International Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
Mārtiņš PAPARINSKIS (Latvia), conciliator Professor of Public International Law, University College London
Verica TRSTENJAK (Slovenia), conciliator Professor of European Law, University of Vienna and Ljubljana, Former Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the EU
Frédérique COULÉE (France), arbitrator Professor of Public Law, University of Paris-Saclay

Alternate Members

Outi KORHONEN (Finland), conciliator, Chair Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Turku
Marc PERRIN DE BRICHAMBAUT (France), conciliator, Former Judge at the International Criminal Court, Former Secretary General of the OSCE
Manuel Jorge MAYER DE ALMEIDA RIBEIRO (Portugal), arbitrator, Lawyer, former Professor of International Law, University of Lisbon
Zinovia-Chaido (Jenny) STAVRIDI (Greece), arbitrator, Honorary Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, conciliator Professor of Public International Law, University College London