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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced Monday that a Japanese judge has been elected as its president following the resignation of his predecessor Nawaf Salam in January.<\/p>\n

Yuji Iwasawa will serve until Feb. 5, 2027, completing Salam\u2019s term, said the ICJ.<\/p>\n

Salam resigned after being appointed as Lebanon\u2019s prime minister by President Joseph Aoun.<\/p>\n

Before joining the Court, Iwasawa was a professor of international law at the University of Tokyo and chaired the United Nations Human Rights Committee. He has served as a judge on the ICJ since June 2018.<\/p>\n

He is the second Japanese judge to hold the position of ICJ president, according to local media.<\/p>\n

The International Court of Justice, the UN\u2019s principal judicial organ, was established in 1945 and is based in the Hague, the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Comprising 15 judges elected for nine-year terms, it settles legal disputes between states and provides advisory opinions on legal questions referred by UN entities.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eritrea<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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