Lebanese Judge Nawaf Salam was elected president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by his peers, for a term of three years with effect from 6th February 2024.

Appointment

Lebanese Judge Nawaf Salam was elected president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by his peers, for a term of three years with effect from 6th February 2024. President Salam has been a member of the court since 6 February 2018. Before joining the court, he was ambassador and permanent representative of Lebanon to the United Nations in New York from July 2007 to December 2017. He follows American Judge Joan E. Donoghue, who was president from 2021 until 5 February 2024.


      Salam was among the 17 judges at the ICJ tasked with issuing the order following South Africa’s genocide allegations against Israel.

     

     

 

     


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