Who Are the International Court of Justice Judges Handling the Essequibo Case?

The Judges of the International Court of Justice (as of 31 December 2011), in The Hague, Netherlands. Pictured front, from left: Ronny Abraham (France); Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh (Jordan); Vice-President of the Court, Peter Tomka (Slovakia); President of the Court, Hisashi Owada (Japan); Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone); Bruno Simma (Germany); and Kenneth Keith (New Zealand). Back row, from left: Joan E. Donoghue (United States of America); Christopher Greenwood (United Kingdom); Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade (Brazil); Mohamed Bennouna (Morocco); Bernardo Sepúlveda-Amor (Mexico); Leonid Skotnikov (Russian Federation); Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (Somalia); Xue Hanqin (China); and Philippe Couvreur (Belgium), Registrar of the Court. Photo: Rob Ris/ICJ/UN Photo/File photo.

By Misión Verdad — Nov 3, 2023 The dispute over the Essequibo territory is one of the oldest disputes on the South American continent. The Venezuelan state has called a popular consultation for citizens to reinforce their inalienable rights over that region, given the recent interference of the United States in the case. In 2018, … Continue reading Who Are the International Court of Justice Judges Handling the Essequibo Case?

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