| Heading: |
International Court of Justice: Public Appointments |
| Question ID: |
1790393 |
| UIN: |
42422 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-31 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1444 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Mark Francois
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Mark Francois
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria was used to select Dapo Akande KC to represent Britain at the International Court of Justice in the 2026 election. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-08 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5148 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mr Hamish Falconer
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Hamish Falconer
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Correcting Member display name: |
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| Answer text: |
Members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration from each contracting State form "National Groups". Under the International Court of Justice (ICJ) statute, national groups are entitled to nominate candidates for election to the ICJ and should cons... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |