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British lawyer Dapo Akande elected to UN top court in big diplomatic win
UK News•November 3, 2026 at 9:09 PMNational

British lawyer Dapo Akande elected to UN top court in big diplomatic win

By Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor•The Guardian - UK News

Akande serving at international court of justice comes a decade after previous British judge failed to get re-electedA 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. Continue reading...

Akande serving at 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.

Continue reading...

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