Former Durham lecturer elected to International Court of Justice

Summarised from The Northern Echo's report · Updated 5 Nov, 22:50 · Archive

Professor Dapo Akande, who taught at Durham University, has been elected as a judge at the International Court of Justice.

Professor Dapo Akande, who taught at Durham Law School from 2000 to 2004, has been elected as a judge at the International Court of Justice following support from a majority of United Nations member states. He will serve a nine-year term from 2027 to 2036, becoming the UK's first ICJ judge since 2017.

Akande, 53, was born and raised in Nigeria and is now Chichele Professor of Public International Law and a Fellow of All Souls College at the University of Oxford. He has nearly three decades of experience as an international law scholar and practitioner in cases before international courts and tribunals. He is also an elected member of the United Nations International Law Commission.

Akande said he was 'deeply honoured' by the election and pledged to serve 'with independence and to deciding cases on the basis of a faithful and impartial application of the law'. He added that he looked forward to contributing to the ICJ's work in resolving disputes by peaceful means.

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• 'World-class' former Durham University lecturer elected to the world's highest courtA former Durham University lecturer, who went on to become one of the world's leading experts in international law, has been elected as a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).The Northern Echo · 5 Nov, 17:30

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