Friday, June 07, 2024

Former Israel Supreme Court President Aharon Barak (age 87) resigns from International Court of Justice

An interesting piece of news!

He is a Holocaust survivor!

"Former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak has resigned from the panel of judges at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, according to Israeli media, on Wednesday.

The move was for "personal-family" reasons. He thanked the Court for the cooperation he received from the staff and the judges.

Barak was selected to serve as Ad Hoc Judge on the Court by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a right that a country can exercise if no judge of the country's nationality is present on the bench. ..."

Aharon Barak resigns from Hague panel - Israel News - The Jerusalem Post The Israeli government will now need to decide whether or not to select a new judge to replace Barak on the International Court of Justice.

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