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6%
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The United Nations has elected five judges to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for nine-year terms, as the court faces a record caseload, including South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over its war on Gaza.
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court → elect → Gaza
The vote was held on Tuesday at UN headquarters, with candidates requiring an absolute majority in both the General Assembly and the Security Council to win.
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candidates → hold → Assembly
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Dapo Akande of the United Kingdom, Francois Alabrune of France, Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud of Jordan, Rena Lee of Singapore and Phoebe Okowa of Kenya were elected to the 15-member panel.
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Akande → watch → panel
Their terms are set to begin on February 6, 2027.
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terms → set → February
The two UN bodies initially agreed on four candidates but failed to select a fifth.
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bodies → agree → fifth
The Security Council supported Ecuador’s Marcelo Vazquez-Bermudez, while the General Assembly backed Okowa, prompting further rounds of voting.
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Assembly → support → voting
Vazquez-Bermudez later withdrew from the race, and Okowa subsequently won the backing of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
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Okowa → withdraw → Assembly
The votes were held by secret ballot concurrently, but separately.
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votes → hold → ballot
The ICJ is based in The Hague and has 15 judges, each from a different country.
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ICJ → base → country
They serve nine-year terms and may be re-elected.
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They → serve → terms
To ensure a degree of continuity, a third of the bench is elected every three years.
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third → ensure → bench
The election comes as the World Court faces a record workload.
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Court → come → workload
ICJ President Yuji Iwasawa told the General Assembly on October 29 that 24 contentious cases are pending, covering disputes over territory, human rights and the interpretation of international treaties.
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cases → tell → treaties
Among them is South Africa’s case accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention in its war on Gaza.
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case → accuse → Gaza
The court has previously ordered provisional measures but has not issued a final ruling on whether genocide occurred.
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genocide → order → ruling
In October 2025, the court issued an advisory opinion outlining Israel’s obligations towards the UN and humanitarian organisations operating in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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court → issue → territory
Separately, the court announced on Tuesday that it would deliver a judgment on November 19 in The Gambia’s case accusing Myanmar of genocide against the Rohingya minority.
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it → announce → minority
Established in 1945, the ICJ is the UN’s principal judicial organ, responsible for settling disputes between states and providing advisory opinions on questions of international law.
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ICJ → establish → law
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