UN elects five judges to International Court of Justice amid record cases
The United Nations elected Dapo Akande of the UK, Francois Alabrune of France, Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud of Jordan, Rena Lee of Singapore and Phoebe Okowa of Kenya to nine-year terms on the International Court of Justice on 3 November 2026, after further rounds of voting settled the fifth seat. The election comes as the court faces a record caseload, including South Africa's genocide case against Israel over Gaza and a ruling due 19 November in The Gambia's case against Myanmar.
