Article 4.10 Structure of the IC Court

(a) (1) The IC Court shall comprise: (a) a Court of First Instance; and (b) a Court of Appeal.

(b) (2) The Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal are divisions within the IC Court and shall not constitute separate institutions.

(c) (3) The Court of First Instance shall comprise: (a) a Civil Bench; (b) an Administrative Bench; (c) a Criminal Bench; and (d) a Small Claims Tribunal as provided in Article 4.14.

(d) (4) The Administrative Bench shall exercise jurisdiction exclusively over administrative and regulatory matters arising from acts, omissions, or decisions of bodies, authorities, agencies, or instrumentalities of the ICT acting in an official capacity.

(e) (5) The Court of Appeal shall comprise: (a) a Civil and Administrative Appellate Bench; and (b) a Criminal Appellate Bench.

(f) (6) Judges may sit on more than one Bench as allocated by the Chief Justice.

(g) (7) No jury trials shall be conducted before the IC Court.

(h) (8) Decisions of the Court of Appeal shall be final, subject only to constitutional review where expressly provided under the Constitution of the Host Country.

(i) (9) The appellate function of the IC Court may be exercised by a tribunal of judges serving jointly across multiple International Cities as provided in the Concession Agreement, and when hearing appeals from this ICT such tribunal shall be deemed to act as the Court of Appeal of the IC Court and as a tribunal of the Host Country for this ICT.