Eric Chan

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Eric Chan is a PhD candidate at the College of Law, SOAS, University of London. He is researching self-determination and the International Court of Justice.

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The 2026 ICJ Election: The UK Returns, but Who is Out?

On 3 November 2026, the UN Security Council and General Assembly met concurrently to fill five vacancies on the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This was the first election since 2017 in which  no seat held by a non-P5 member of WEOG (Western European and Others Group) fell vacant. In 2020, the term of Giorgio Gaja (Italy) was ending, and…

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