Indian candidate fills 15th and final place on bench of international court of justice after UK withdraws its pick for postThe UK will not have a judge on the bench of the international court of justice for the first time in its 71-year history after the British candidate withdrew following an acrimonious competition. The ICJ is composed of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms by the UN general assembly and the UN security council. The British candidate, however, had nine votes in the UN security council against the Indian’s five. UK humiliated as international court election goes to runoff Read moreOther factors also torpedoed UK efforts. Show Hide The international court of justice is the United Nations’ principal tribunal for dealing with legal disputes and border disagreements between nations.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 23:21 UTC