US EditionJapanese judge elected chief of International Court of Justice
- Judge Yuji Iwasawa has been elected as the new president of the International Court of Justice to complete former president Nawaf Salam's term, which ends on February 5, 2027.
- Iwasawa has served on the ICJ since 2018 and previously worked as a professor of international law.
- The ICJ, established in 1945 and based in The Hague, addresses disputes between states and is the UN's highest court.
- The ICJ recently ruled that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories since the 1967 Middle East war is illegal, a decision Israel disputes citing historical connections.
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Japanese judge critical of Israel elected as new ICJ president
The International Court of Justice on Monday appointed Yuji Iwasawa as its new president, replacing Nawaf Salam, the new prime minister of Lebanon. The 70-year-old will head the court until Salam's term was due to expire on February 5, 2027, the ICJ said in a statement. Iwasawa has been a member of the court since June 2018. Before joining the ICJ, he was professor of international law at the University of Tokyo and chair of the United Nations H…
Japanese Judge Iwasawa Elected as ICJ President; Becomes 2nd Japanese to Hold Post
LONDON — The International Court of Justice said that Japanese judge Yuji Iwasawa has been elected the new president of the court, a U.N. permanent organ with a role to settle disputes among nations based on international law.
Japanese judge elected chief of International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice said Monday it has elected its judge from Japan as chief of The Hague-based tribunal following the resignation of Nawaf Salam in January. Yuji Iwasawa, who began working as an ICJ judge in June 2018, will serve as president through Feb. 5, 2027, taking over the term of Lebanon's Salam, who left the post after being appointed his country's next prime minister by President Joseph Aoun. Read full story here
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AMSTERDAM - The International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, said on Monday that Judge Yuji Iwasawa had been elected as its new president to complete former president Nawaf Salam's term that ends on February 5, 2027. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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