Election of a Member of the International Court of Justice

A/DEC/79/416View PDF

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A Decision of the General Assembly, under agenda item 114c Election of a member of the International Court of Justice, published in 2025.

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15 versions · 1986–2025

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2025	A/DEC/80/403	Election of a member of the International Court of Justice	—	—
2025	A/DEC/79/416	Election of a member of the International Court of Justice	174	—
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2021	A/DEC/76/403	Election of a member of the International Court of Justice	281	—
2010	A/DEC/64/426 B	Election of a member of the International Court of Justice	—	—

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Having obtained the required absolute majority of votes in both the General Assembly and the Security Council, Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud (Jordan) was elected as a member of the Court for a term of office beginning on 27 May 2025 and expiring on 5 February 2027.

As a result, as of 27 May 2025, the International Court of Justice is composed as follows: Ronny Abraham (France),* Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu (Romania),*** Dalveer Bhandari (India),* Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant (Brazil),* Hilary Charlesworth (Australia),*** Sarah Hull Cleveland (United States of America),*** Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco (Mexico),*** Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud (Jordan),* Iwasawa Yuji (Japan),**

9 See A/79/721.

10 A/79/835, para. 5.

11 See A/79/863-S/2025/234.

Georg Nolte (Germany),** Julia Sebutinde (Uganda),** Dire Tladi (South Africa),*** Peter Tomka (Slovakia),** Xue Hanqin (China)** and Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (Somalia).*

* Term of office expires on 5 February 2027.

** Term of office expires on 5 February 2030.

*** Term of office expires on 5 February 2033.

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