Shafaq News/ On Monday, the International Court of Justice(ICJ) elected Japanese judge Yuji Iwasawa as its new head, succeeding Lebanesejudge Nawaf Salam who resigned from the position on January 14, 2025, afterassuming the role of Prime Minister of Lebanon, while his term as head of theICJ was initially set to end on February 5, 2027.
In accordance with Article 14 of the Court's Rules ofProcedure, the court decided to fill the vacant position for the remainder ofthe term.
Iwasawa, who has been a member of the ICJ since June 22,2018, was previously a professor of international law at the University ofTokyo and served as chair of the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
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