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D-Day for Kenya’s Phoebe Okowa as UN Elects Five ICJ Judges
The five new judges will begin nine-year terms in 2027 as the World Court faces 24 pending contentious cases, including South Africa’s genocide case against Israel.
Summary by The Star Kenya
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Today, Tuesday, the General Assembly of the United Nations and the Security Council declared five judges of the International Court of Justice elected, from among nine candidates, for a nine-year term beginning on 6 February 2027.
·Syrian Arab Republic (the)
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Judges from UK, France, Jordan, Singapore and Kenya will begin their terms in February 2027
·Ankara, Türkiye
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African candidates seek seats on UN's top court in key judicial election
Kenya's Phoebe Okowa and Sierra Leone's Charles Chernor Jalloh are among nine candidates competing for five positions at the International Court of Justice. The election will be conducted by the UN General Assembly and Security Council, with the successful candidates beginning their nine-year terms in February 2027.
·Beijing, China
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Total News Sources8
Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 17%
R 16%
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