Six new judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) were sworn in ON Friday 9th of March at a ceremony held at the seat of the Court in The Hague (Netherlands). Judges Luz del Carmen Ibañez Carranza (Peru), Solomy Balungi Bossa (Uganda), Tomoko Akane (Japan), Reine Alapini-Gansou (Benin), Kimberly Prost (Canada) and Rosario Salvatore Aitala (Italy) were elected for nine-year terms during the sixteenth session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute in December 2017. Continue reading Two African Judges,4 others sworn in at the International Criminal Court
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Somali judge is elected President of International Court of Justice
Congratulatory messages from Somali and other parts of the world are being shared on social media following the election of Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf as president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Continue reading Somali judge is elected President of International Court of Justice