British lawyer Dapo Akande elected to UN top court in big diplomatic win
Akande joining the international court of justice comes a decade after previous British judge failed to get re-elected A British judge has been elected on…
Akande joining the international court of justice comes a decade after previous British judge failed to get re-elected A British judge has been elected on to the UN’s international court of justice, in a big British diplomatic victory that comes almost 10 years after a previous British judge failed to get re-elected.
Dapo Akande will now serve as one of the ICJ’s 15 judges for a minimum nine-year term. The Guardian reported the story.
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- British, Dapo Akande, UN, ICJ
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