Question- The Government of India renominated Justice Dalveer Bhandari as the candidate for the post of …
(a) Ambassador to the United Nations
(b) Ambassador to the European Union
(c) Judge to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
(d) Attorney General of India
Ans: (c)
Related facts:-
- On June 20, 2017, Government of India renominated Justice Dalveer Bhandari as Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
- Justice Dalveer Bhandari will serve for a term of nine years as the Indian judge at the ICJ.
- Justice Bhandari, who previously served in the Supreme Court of India, was elected in April 2012 to the International Court of Justice.
- International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the primary judicial branch of the United Nations, which was founded in June 1945.
- Its headquarters is in The Hague, Netherlands.
- The Court consists of 15 judges who are elected to nine-year terms by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council.
- As a judge of the ICJ, Justice Bhandari will enjoy privileges and immunities equal to the head of a diplomatic mission.
- Each member of the Court receives an annual salary and supplementary allowance. After leaving the court, members receive annual pensions.
Related Links:-
http://www.icj-cij.org/court/index.php?p1=1
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/dalveer-bhandari-gets-renominated-to-icj/article19111910.ece
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-re-nominates-justice-dalveer-bhandari-for-another-term-as-icj-judge/articleshow/59230397.cms
http://naidunia.jagran.com/world-india-re-nominates-justice-dalveer-bhandari-for-another-term-as-icj-judge-1208674