Appointment of the Judges of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal

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A Decision of the General Assembly, under agenda item 118g Appointment of the judges of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal, published in 2022.

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2022	A/DEC/77/414	Appointment of the judges of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal	289	–
2019	A/DEC/73/408 C	Appointment of the judges of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal	—	–
2019	A/DEC/73/408 B	Appointment of the judges of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal	—	–
2019	A/DEC/73/408 A	Appointment of the judges of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal	—	–
2018	A/DEC/72/415	Appointment of the judges of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal	—	–

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At its 34th plenary meeting, on 15 November 2022, the General Assembly, pursuant to article 4 of the statute of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal, contained in annex I to resolution 63/253 of 24 December 2008 and amended in resolution 73/276 of 22 December 2018, and on the recommendation of the Internal Justice Council,17 appointed the following persons as judges of the Tribunal for a seven-year term of office beginning on 1 July 2023 and expiring on 30 June 2030: Xiangzhuang Sun (China), full-time, Geneva; and Solomon Waktolla (Ethiopia), half-time.

At its 35th plenary meeting, on the same date, the General Assembly, pursuant to article 4 of the statute of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal, contained in annex I to resolution 63/253 and amended in resolution 73/276, and on the recommendation of the Internal Justice Council,18 appointed Sean Daniel Wallace (United States of America) as a full-time judge of the Tribunal in Nairobi for a seven-year term of office beginning on 1 July 2023 and expiring on 30 June 2030.

As a result, as of 1 July 2023, the United Nations Dispute Tribunal is composed as follows: Joëlle ADDA (France, full-time, New York),* Francis BELLE (Barbados, half-time),** Francesco BUFFA (Italy, half-time),* Eleanor DONALDSON-HONEYWELL (Trinidad and Tobago, half-time),** Rachel SIKWESE (Malawi, half-time),** Xiangzhuang SUN (China, full-time, Geneva),*** Margaret TIBULYA (Uganda, half-time),** Solomon WAKTOLLA (Ethiopia, half-time)*** and Sean Daniel WALLACE (United States of America, full-time, Nairobi).*** ___________________ * Term of office expires on 30 June 2026. ** Term of office expires on 9 July 2026. *** Term of office expires on 30 June 2030.

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