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View of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Bench during the reading of its Judgment in the case concerning former Chadian President Hissène Habré.
UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/ANP-in-Opdracht/Frank van Beek

UN world court rules Senegal must prosecute ex-Chadian leader or extradite him

20 July 2012
The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Senegal must either prosecute former Chadian President Hissène Habré for war crimes or extradite him “without further delay.”
Ballots about to be collected after the Security Council and the General Assembly voted to fill a vacancy on the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras

Indian judge elected to serve on UN International Court of Justice

27 April 2012
Dalveer Bhandari of India was elected today, during simultaneous balloting in both the General Assembly and the Security Council, to a seat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.