Resignation of the President of the International Court of Justice

Tuesday 14th January 2025 02:00 PM

Appointed Prime Minister of Lebanon –

The president of the International Court of Justice resigns

Nawaf Salam resigns from his position as president of the ICJ to take over as head of the new Lebanese government.

Published today at 7:50 p.m.

Nawaf Salam, resigning president of the International Court of Justice.

AFP/ Remko de Waal

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Nawaf Salam, Lebanon’s new prime minister, has resigned as judge president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), effective immediately, the UN’s top court said on Tuesday.

“Mr. Judge Nawaf Salam, President of the International Court of Justice, has resigned from his position as a member of the Court with effect from today, January 14, 2025,” the court said in a statement.

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