Gov't launches Judge Phoebe Okowa's bid for 9-year term at ICJ

Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'Oei expressed confidence in Okowa's candidacy, citing her track record in international law as shaping global jurisprudence...

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially launched Judge Phoebe Okowa's candidacy for a nine-year term at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.

Okowa was first elected to the ICJ from November 12, 2025, to February 5, 2027.
If re-elected, Okowa will serve until 2036, with Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'Oei highlighting her "trailblazing" track record in international law.
Okowa previously served as the first African woman on the International Law Commission and is a Professor of Public International Law at Queen Mary University of London.

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