Nigerian-trained lawyer Dapo Akande elected ICJ judge

Nigerian-trained international lawyer Professor Dapo Akande has been elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), following a United Nations vote. Akande, a Professor of Public International Law at the University of Oxford, will serve a nine-year term at the court, which settles legal disputes between states and provides advisory opinions on international legal questions.

His election marks the return of a UK judge to the court after a nine-year absence, and the UK government credited Akande's election to the support of a majority of UN member states and the campaign led by the Prime Minister.

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