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British lawyer Dapo Akande elected to UN top court in big diplomatic win

Akande joining the international court of justice comes a decade after previous British judge failed to get re-elected A British judge has been elected on to the UN’s international court of justice, in a big British diplomatic victory that comes almost 10 years after a previous British judge failed to get re-elected. Dapo Akande will now serve as one of the ICJ’s 15 judges for a minimum nine-year…

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    British lawyer Dapo Akande elected to UN top court in big diplomatic win (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

    Akande joining the international court of justice comes a decade after previous British judge failed to get re-elected A British judge has been elected on to the UN’s international court of justice, in a big British diplomatic victory that comes almost 10…