{
  "id": 18148259,
  "title": "Dapo Akande elected as ICJ judge, restoring British presence inside highest UN court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/dapo-akande-elected-as-icj-judge-restoring-british-presence-inside",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T15:56:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/dapo-akande-elected-icj-judge-restoring-british-presence-uns-highest-court"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oxford professor Dapo Akande has been elected as an International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge, bringing the United Kingdom back into the highest UN court after nearly a decade. Akande, a Chichele Professor of Public International Law, will join fellow newly elected judges Francois Alabrune (France), Rena Lee (Singapore), Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud (Jordan) and Phoebe Okowa (Kenya). Their nine-year terms start on February 6, 2027. Akande is expected to join the bench as the court handles South Africa's case against Israel over alleged genocide in Gaza.",
  "summary": "Dapo Akande elected as ICJ judge, restoring British presence inside highest UN court Submitted by Sondos Asem on Wed, 11/04/2026 - 12:19 Oxford professor argued against annexation of Palestinian territory and challenged Britain’s legal positions on Chagos, Iraq and Syria Dapo Akande addresses the International Court of Justice on behalf of Japan during hearings on Israel’s occupation of…",
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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."
}