Lebanese judge Nawaf Salam elected as ICJ president, Ugandan as vice president
The Hague, NETHERLANDS(EFE/DT) – Lebanese judge Nawaf Salam was elected president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and Uganda’s Julia Sebutinde as the vice president.
Both justices will serve a three-year term, The Hague-based United Nations court said in a statement on Tuesday.
Salam, born in Beirut in 1953, has been a member of ICJ since February 2018 and has represented Lebanon at the UN between 2007 and 2017.
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Sebutinde, born in Entebbe in Uganda) in 1954, has been a member of the court since 2012.
Sebutinde’s name recently stood out among her colleagues at ICJ for being the only judge on the panel to vote against the precautionary measures issued to Israel to protect the Palestinians in Gaza.
The court appointed four new members: Justice Sarah Cleveland from the United States, Mexican judge Juan Manuel Gomez Robledo, the Romanian Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu, and South Africa’s Dire Tladi on its panel.
The ICJ, which plays a vital role in settling disputes between nations according to international laws, is composed of 15 judges elected by the UN General Assembly for a term of nine years.
One-third of ICJ is elected every three years, after which the court holds a secret vote in The Hague to elect a new president and vice-president from among the court’s member judges.
What does the International Court of Justice(ICJ) do?
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) serves as the judicial arm of the United Nations, established under the United Nations Charter in June 1945. It comprises 15 judges.
The court fulfills two primary roles: first, to resolve legal disputes between states in accordance with international law, and second, to provide advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and agencies within the system.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN).
The ICJ is located in The Hague, Netherlands, and its decisions are binding and final for the parties involved. It consists of 15 judges elected by the UN General Assembly and the Security Council for nine-year terms.
Lebanese Judge Nawaf Salam, known for his anti-Israel stance, elected as new president of ICJ. Potential impact on Israel anticipated
Salam has a record of expressing anti-Israel sentiments and is now set to oversee the case initiated by South Africa against Israel. The case alleges that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are engaged in genocide in Gaza.
