{
  "id": 18078612,
  "title": "Nigerian-trained lawyer Dapo Akande elected ICJ judge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/nigerian-trained-lawyer-dapo-akande-elected-icj-judge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T06:36:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigerian-trained-lawyer-dapo-akande-elected-icj-judge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "Rena Lee, 57, elected as ICJ judge,1st S'porean & Southeast Asian woman to take up role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/rena-lee-57-elected-as-icj-judge-1st-sporean-southeast-asian-woman-to",
        "published": "2026-11-04T03:29:14.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}