British lawyer Dapo Akande elected to UN's top court
The public international law professor wins a minimum nine-year term at the International Court of Justice, almost a decade after the UK lost its seat on the bench
Dapo Akande, a British international lawyer and professor of public international law, has been elected to the United Nations' International Court of Justice, giving the UK a judge on the court almost 10 years after its previous one failed to win re-election. He will serve a minimum nine-year term as one of the court's 15 judges.