General Assembly Elects 5 Members to International Court of Justice after Three Voting Rounds
What was announced
Today the General Assembly, acting alongside but autonomous of the Security Council, voted to fill five soon-to-be-vacant seats on the International Court of Justice, the Organization’s principal judicial organ and one of its six governance structure entities.
Who and where
Global and regional bodies
- United Nations (Level 8 of 10) · more news
- International Court of Justice (Level 8 of 10) · more news
- United Nations Security Council (Level 8 of 10) · more news
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