Election of Judges to the International Court of Justice
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The Security Council and the General Assembly will meet on 29 June (in accordance with the Council decision in resolution 1914 fixing the date of the election) to hold elections for the vacant seat created by Judge Shi Jiuyong’s resignation from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The new justice will occupy the seat until 5 February 2012, the remainder of Shi’s term.
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On 07 November, the Security Council and the General Assembly will elect five new judges to fill vacancies on the 15-member International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Statute of the ICJ, in article 8, provides that the "General Assembly and the Security Council shall proceed independently of one another to elect the members of the Court".
