2. The required principles of being a member (whether an individual or from civil society organizations) in the Board of the Commissioners shall be included in the announcement for vacancies in the Board of Commissioners 3. Procedures of appointing new commissioners will begin 3 months prior to the expiration date of a seated Commissioner membership. 4. The Commissioner will stay in his/her position despite the expiration of his/her membership until a new Commissioner is appointed. Article (8) 1. The Board of Commissioners shall ask an independent advisory committee to review the new membership applications for the Board of Commissioners and recommend new Commissioners. The committee shall be informed to perform its task at least 90 days before the expiration date of membership of the current Commissioners. 2. The independent advisory committee shall consist of the Bar Association President, the Supreme Court President, the Presidents of the Legal and the Human Rights Committees of the PLC, two prominent academics, five representatives of human rights and other civil society organizations (ensuring verification in specialization) and former Commissioner Generals. 3. The independent advisory committee shall abide to the standards and principles of these bylaws, the Paris Principles of national human rights institutions, and the general observations provided by the Sub- Committee on Accreditation of the ICC. 4. The independent advisory committee shall review all of the membership applications submitted to ICHR and recommend a list of the elected candidates, who meet the requirements of membership at the Board of Commissioners, to the Executive Office of the Board of Commissioners. The list shall contain a number of candidates that is twice the number required for the membership and the Board of Commissioners shall thereafter elect new members during their annual meeting in accordance with the advisory committee’s recommendations. Tasks of Board of Commissioners Article (9) The Board of Commissioners shall be responsible for the following tasks and duties: 1. Establishing general policies for ICHR and monitoring its implementation.