In accordance with the election procedure detailed in Articles 8-10 of the ICJ Statute, on 9 November 2023 the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations elected five Members of the International Court of Justice for a term of office of nine years, beginning on 6 February 2024. The Security Council held 5 rounds of voting, the General assembly 1 round of voting. Judge Hilary Charlesworth (Australia) was re-elected as Member of the Court. Mr Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu (Romania), Ms Sarah Hull Cleveland (United States of America), Mr Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco (Mexico) and Mr Dire Tladi (South Africa) were elected as new Members of the Court (ICJ Press Release No. 2023/63).
The Court’s composition on 6 February 2024 will be as follows: Ronny Abraham (France) (2027); Dalveer Bhandari (India) (2027); Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade (Brazil) (2027); Xue Hanqin (China) (2030); Yuji Iwasawa (Japan) (2030); Georg Nolte (Germany) (2030); Nawaf Salam (Lebanon) (2027); Julia Sebutinde (Uganda) (2030); Peter Tomka (Slovakia) (2030); and Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (Somalia) (2027); Hilary Charlesworth (Australia) (2033); Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu (Romania) (2033); Sarah Hull Cleveland (United States) (2033); Juan Manuel Gomez Robledo Verduzco (Mexico) (2033); and Dire Tladi (South Africa) (2033).
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