8292nd Security Council Meeting: Election of Member of International Court of Justice

Security Council elects judge to International Court of Justice at 8292nd meeting.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:17:03
• Production Date: 22 June 2018
• Asset Language: Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE - ICJ
• Subject Topical: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS; ELECTIONS; JUDICIAL SYSTEM
• Geographic Subject: JAPAN
• MAMS Id: 2183810
• Parent Id: 2183327

Description

The Security Council today, meeting independently from but concurrently with the General Assembly, elected Yuji Iwasawa (Japan) to the International Court of Justice for a nine‑year term, beginning today until 5 February 2021.

Under the terms of the Court’s statute, a candidate obtaining an absolute majority of votes in both organs is considered elected. In the Council, eight votes constitute an absolute majority and no distinction is made between its permanent and non‑permanent members. By contrast, all 193 Member States in the General Assembly are electors. Accordingly, for the election, 97 votes constitute an absolute majority in the Assembly. (Please see Press Release GA/12029)

The meeting began at 10:10 a.m. and ended at 10:58 a.m.