HAGUE, Netherlands: 6 February 2024. Judge Nawaf SALAM (LEBANON) was today elected President of the International Court of Justice by his peers, for a term of three years. President Salam has been a Member of the Court since 6 February 2018. Before joining the Court, President Salam was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations in New York from July 2007 to December 2017.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), based in The Hague, is one of the principal organs of the United Nations. It consists of 15 judges, with five judges elected every three years
These judges are elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. The voting process occurs simultaneously but separately in both bodies. To be elected, a candidate must receive an absolute majority of votes in both the General Assembly and the Security Council. In order to ensure continuity, one-third of the Court is elected every three years, and judges are eligible for re-election. If a judge dies or resigns during their term, a special election is held to fill the unexpired part of the term.
The Court’s composition aims to represent various legal systems and forms of civilization from around the world2. Judges are independent and not delegates of any government, and they solemnly declare their commitment to impartiality and conscientious exercise of their powers before taking up their duties
PHOTO: PRESIDENT: Judge Nawaf SALAM (LEBANON)
PRESIDENT: Judge Nawaf SALAM (LEBANON))
Education Doctorat d’Etat, Institut d’études politiques (Sciences Po), Paris (1992). LL.M. (Master of Laws), Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA (1991). Licence en droit, Lebanese University, Beirut (1984). Doctorat en histoire, Sorbonne University, Paris (1979). Diplôme, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris (1974)
PHOTO: VICE PRESIDENT Judge Julia Sebutinde (UGANDA)
Vice-President Judge Julia SEBUTINDE (UGANDA)
Member of the Court since 6 February 2012; re-elected as from 6 February 2021; Vice-President of the Court as from 6 February 2024
Education: Doctorate of Laws, honoris causa, University of Edinburgh, U.K., for distinguished service in the field of international justice and human rights (2009); Master of Laws Degree with Distinction (LL.M.), University of Edinburgh, U.K. (1990); Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.) Makerere University, Uganda (1977); Post-Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Law Development Centre, Uganda (1978); Certificate in Legislative Drafting, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in conjunction with the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation (CFTC) (1983); Certificate in Advanced Leadership Studies, Haggai Leadership Institute, Singapore (1998); Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Skills, National Judicial College, University of Nevada, Reno, USA (1997)
PHOTO: Judge Peter TOMKA (SLOVAKIA)
Member of the Court since 6 February 2003; re-elected as from 6 February 2012 and as from 6 February 2021; Vice-President of the Court from 6 February 2009 to 5 February 2012; President of the Court from 6 February 2012 to 5 February 2015
PHOTO: Judge Ronny ABRAHAM (FRANCE)
Member of the Court since 15 February 2005; re-elected as from 6 February 2009 and as from 6 February 2018; President of the Court from 6 February 2015 to 5 February 2018
PHOTO: Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed YUSUF (SOMALIA)
Member of the Court since 6 February 2009; re-elected as from 6 February 2018; Vice-President of the Court from 6 February 2015 to 5 February 2018; President of the Court from 6 February 2018 to 8 February 2021
PHOTO: Judge XUE Hanqin (CHINA)
Member of the Court since 29 June 2010; re-elected as from 6 February 2012 and as from 6 February 2021; Vice-President of the Court from 6 February 2018 to 8 February 2021
PHOTO: Judge Dalveer BHANDARI (INDIA)
Member of the Court since 27 April 2012, re-elected as from 6 February 2018
PHOTO: Judge IWASAWA Yuji (JAPAN)
Member of the Court since 22 June 2018; re-elected as from 6 February 2021
PHOTO: Judge Georg NOLTE (GERMANY)
Member of the Court since 6 February 2021
PHOTO: Judge Hilary CHARLESWORTH (AUSTRALIA)
Member of the Court since 5 November 2021; re-elected as from 6 February 2024
PHOTO: Judge Leonardo Nemer Caldeira BRANT (BRAZIL)
Member of the Court since 4 November 2022
PHOTO: Judge Juan Manuel GÓMEZ ROBLEDO (MEXICO)
Member of the Court since 6 February 2024
PHOTO: Judge Sarah H. CLEVELAND (USA)
Member of the Court since 6 February 2024
PHOTO: Judge Bogdan-Lucian AURESCU (ROMANIA)
Member of the Court since 6 February 2024
PHOTO: Judge Dire TLADI (SOUTH AFRICA)
Member of the Court since 6 February 2024
Current Members | INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (icj-cij.org)
Authoritative HISTORY for “AAPAN JAAT”, beginning:
February 16, 2024, LFSB Foundation Annual Commemorative Symposium, Critchlow Labor College: QUOTE from His Excellency Hon. Hamilton Bilal Green, O.R.,CCH, JP, COA, SAID it is, “ DANIEL PRABOODAS DEBUDIN, Solicitor”, who SAID to VOTE “ AAPAN JAAT.” This is how it started.
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Guyana Prize Literature WINNERS
We congratulate ALL WINNERS: The winners for the night were: Michael Jordan, for the fiction category with his book “The Girl in the Pink Pleated Skirt”; Etherine G H Adams with her entry “The Few Among the Many: Women’s Labour in British Guiana’s Jails” for Non-fiction; Harold Bascom with “Unfounded” in the Drama category; Ruth Osman with her entry “All Made of Longing” in First Book of Poetry; Ian McDonald won the Best Overall Book of Poetry category for “Not Quite Without a Moon”; and first prize for Youths Poetry went to Reneka Anand who won with “Lotus Flower Story: The Woman”; Samir Mohammed walked away with the First Prize for Short Stories with his entry “The Lighthouse at the Bottom of The Sea” and third place in the Boy’s Poetry Category with his poem “Shadows in the Sand”.
More support needed for new writers to hone skills – Judges of Guyana Prize – News Room Guyana
We ALSO congratulate Professor Dr Baytoram Ramharack for receiving 2nd PLACE/PRIZE for The Guyana Prize Literature Award 2023. Book, “ A POWERFUL INDIAN VOICE ALICE BHAGWANDAI SINGH: Reflections of Her Work in Guyana.” At AMAZON, KINDLE USD $3.99, and PAPERBACK USD $23.99.
GUYANA Tree Planting in Doha, QATAR.
March 6, 2024: Latin American, Caribbean envoys participate in Qatar’s tree plantation drive. The event was attended by Ambassadors of Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, GUYANA, Haiti, Uruguay, Venezuela, and the chargés d’affaires of Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama.
Onward & Upward towards, One People, One Nation, One Destiny.
