{
  "id": 18014642,
  "title": "Phoebe Okowa Re-Elected to International Court of Justice for Nine-Year Term",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/phoebe-okowa-re-elected-to-international-court-of-justice-for-nine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T20:05:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/phoebe-okowa-re-elected-to-international-court-of-justice-for-nine-year-term/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenyan law scholar Professor Phoebe Okowa has been re-elected to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a nine-year term, following a recent vote by the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly. Okowa defeated Peru's Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza, securing 13 votes against none in the Security Council. Her victory came after she failed to secure the required eight votes in the Security Council during the initial ballot, but went on to win the election after obtaining an absolute majority in both the Security Council and General Assembly. Okowa's re-election reflects the international community's confidence in her capacity to serve the Court at this crucial time.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}