ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Hague tribunal could get pro-Israel judge as chief
January 14, 2025

In a significant shift at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Judge Julia Sebutinde is poised to assume the presidency, marking another milestone in her groundbreaking career. The Ugandan jurist, who recently made headlines for her robust defense of Israel against South Africa’s genocide allegations in the Gaza war, will take the helm following current President Nawaf Salam’s departure to form Lebanon’s next government…Sebutinde’s recent ruling on the Israel-Hamas war has particularly resonated in international legal circles. She dismissed South Africa’s requests for temporary injunctions to halt the Gaza war, asserting that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is fundamentally political rather than legal in both its nature and historical context, and therefore falls outside the court’s purview for resolution. READ MORE