British lawyer Dapo Akande elected to UN top court in big diplomatic win
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Akande joining the international court of justice comes a decade after previous British judge failed to get re-elected
Prof Dapo Akande, seen with former foreign secretary Yvette Cooper, is one of the UK’s top international lawyers. Photograph: Ben Dance/FCDOProf Dapo Akande, seen with former foreign secretary Yvette Cooper, is one of the UK’s top international lawyers. Photograph: Ben Dance/FCDOBritish lawyer Dapo Akande elected to UN top court in big diplomatic win
Akande joining the international court of justice comes a decade after previous British judge failed to get re-elected
A British judge has been elected on to the UN’s international court of justice, in a big British diplomatic victory that comes almost 10 years after a previous British judge failed to get re-elected.
