Raymond Ranjeva (born August 31, 1942 in Antananarivo, Madagascar), is currently Vice President of the International Court of Justice. He has been Vice President since 2003 and a Member of the Court since 1991, having won reelection in 2000. Prior to his election to the Court, he was a Professor of Law at the University of Madagascar from 1981 to 1991, the same university he earned a B.A. from in 1965. August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... This article is about the year. ... Antananarivo (pronounced IPA [æntəˌnænəˈɹiËvoÊŠ] or [É‘ËntəˌnÉ‘ËnəˈɹiËvoÊŠ]), population 802,000 (1997), is the capital of Madagascar, in Antananarivo province. ... The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...
The General Assembly met this morning, concurrently with the Security Council, to elect five judges to the International Court of Justice for a period of nine years beginning 6 February 2000 in conformity with Articles 4 and 13 of the Statute of the Court.
Ranjeva, currently serving as a Judge of the Court, was nominated by the national groups of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, and Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Norway, Panama, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Ranjeva were re-elected to serve nine-year terms as Judges on the International Court of Justice beginning 6 February 2000.
The Court's composition and the voting procedure to be followed in the General Assembly and the Council are set out in a memorandum by the Secretary-General (A/54/305-S/1999/939).
The seven candidates are: Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh (Jordan); Mikuin-Leliel Balanda (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Gilbert Guillaume (France); Rosalyn Higgins (United Kingdom); Gonzalo Parra-Aranguren (Venezuela); RaymondRanjeva (Madagascar); Christopher Gregory Weeramantry (Sri Lanka).
Al-Khasawneh, Advisor to the King and Advisor to the State on International Law with the rank of Minister, was nominated by the national groups of Austria, Canada, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Norway and Sweden.
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