Summary
South African judge chosen by South Africa as judge ad hoc in South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention), installed at the sitting of 11 January 2024 (Verbatim record CR 2024/1 — Public sitting of 11 January 2024, oral argument of South Africa (South Africa v. Israel), PDF p.2, p.12-13).
Details
- The President’s introduction records his career: degrees from the University of South Africa, practice at the Pretoria Bar, appointment to the High Court in Pretoria in 2001 and to the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 2002, Deputy Chief Justice for more than a decade and Acting Chief Justice in 2013 and 2014 (PDF p.12).
- He made the solemn declaration prescribed by the Statute — “I solemnly declare that I will perform my duties and exercise my powers as judge honourably, faithfully, impartially and conscientiously” — and was declared duly installed as judge ad hoc alongside Aharon Barak (PDF p.13).
Related pages
Verbatim record CR 2024/1 — Public sitting of 11 January 2024, oral argument of South Africa (South Africa v. Israel), South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention), International Court of Justice, Aharon Barak