Lord Chancellor visits United Nations to promote British candidate to UN court
What was announced
The United Kingdom’s candidate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will help strengthen the rule of law in an increasingly unstable world, the Lord Chancellor will tell the United Nations General Assembly later today (Thursday, 29 October).
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Campaigning on behalf of Professor Dapo Akande to win seat on International Court of Justice
- Justice Secretary Alex Norris to give speech at UN General Assembly setting out Britain’s commitment to the rule of law and its support for Professor Akande’s candidacy
- The visit comes ahead of the election on November 3rd
Who and where
People
- Alex Norris (MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley (Labour (Co-op))) · more news
- Chris Elmore (MP for Bridgend (Labour)) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Ministry of Justice (UK government department) · more news
Global and regional bodies
- United Nations (Level 8 of 10) · more news
- International Court of Justice (Level 8 of 10) · more news
- International Criminal Court (Level 8 of 10) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: Nottingham North And Kimberley, Bridgend.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
- Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies · news at this level
- Level 6: National government · news at this level
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Crime, justice and law, Foreign affairs.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-chancellor-visits-united-nations-to-promote-british-candidate-to-un-court
- Published 2026-10-29 00:01:01 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-29 00:15:19 UTC from GOV.UK
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