For this post, diplomatic Humud was elected after the resignation of Nawaf Salaam, former ICJ President of Lebanon. Nawaf Salaam resigned in January (2025) to hold the post of Prime Minister in his country Lebanon. Diplomatic Humud will hold the post for the remaining tenure of Judge Nawaf Salaam till 5 February 2027. Humud was the only candidate for this post with a full majority. He was nominated by Egypt, Jordan, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden. A candidate is required to get at least 97 votes in the 193 -member General Assembly and at least 8 votes in the Security Council of 15 members. All 15 members of the Security Council voted in his favor, while 178 out of 181 countries participating in the General Assembly supported him. Three countries did not participate in voting. Mahmud Daifallah Humud has been working as Jordan’s Ambassador to the United Nations in New York since September 2021. Prior to this, he has also worked as a legal advisor and director of the law department in the Ministry of External Affairs. He has also been the Chairman and Member of the International Law Commission. This commission is an United Nations specialist institution, which promotes the development and codification of international law. What is the International Court of Court (ICJ)? ICJ, informally called the ‘World Court’, resolves legal disputes between UN member countries and also gives consultation (opinion) on legal questions asked by the United Nations institutions. It was established in June 1945 and is headquartered in the Peace Palace located in the Hague city of Nederlands. It is one of the six major organs of the United Nations. There are a total of 15 judges in the International Court of International Court, who are appointed for nine years. Elections are held for five seats every three years and any person can become a judge for two consecutive terms. Judges are selected on the basis of their merit, not on the basis of their nationality, but the rule is that two judges of the same country cannot be in this court simultaneously.
