英国：大法官现身联合国为本国候选人拉票 角逐国际法院法官
英国政府10月29日说，英国大法官兼司法大臣亚历克斯·诺里斯（Alex Norris）本周现身联合国大会，为英国候选人达波·阿坎德（Dapo Akande）教授竞选国际法院法官拉票。选举将于11月3日举行。
阿坎德是牛津大学国际公法教授。诺里斯说，国际法院是基于规则的国际秩序的基石，其法官的独立性和公正性决定了法院的公信力；他称阿坎德是这一代最杰出的国际律师之一，既有帮助各国政府处理重大国际争端的经验，也对法院的司法职能有深刻理解。
诺里斯在纽约还会见了联合国秘书长古特雷斯和多国外交官，讨论国际法庭的经费问题，重申英国反对制裁国际刑事法院、支持其独立性。今年恰逢国际法院在海牙和平宫举行首次开庭80周年。
国际法院设在荷兰海牙和平宫，是联合国的主要司法机关，共有15名法官，负责审理国家之间的法律争端并就法律问题发表咨询意见。
UK: Lord Chancellor Campaigns at UN for British Candidate for International Court of Justice
The UK government said on October 29 that the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, Alex Norris, is at the United Nations General Assembly this week campaigning for the United Kingdom's candidate for judge of the International Court of Justice, Professor Dapo Akande. The election takes place on November 3.
Akande is a professor of public international law at the University of Oxford. Norris said the ICJ is the cornerstone of the rules-based international order and that its judges' independence and integrity underpin its authority, describing Akande as one of the outstanding international lawyers of his generation, with experience advising governments on major international disputes and a deep understanding of the Court's judicial role.
In New York, Norris also met UN Secretary-General António Guterres and other diplomats to discuss funding for international tribunals, and reaffirmed the UK's opposition to sanctions against the International Criminal Court. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the ICJ's inaugural sitting at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
The International Court of Justice, seated at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Its 15 judges hear legal disputes between states and give advisory opinions on legal questions.
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图片来源：照片：位于荷兰海牙的国际法院总部（和平宫），国际法院，公共领域 / Photo of the International Court of Justice headquarters at the Peace Palace, The Hague, public domain
