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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) heard, Thursday, arguments on the case that Israel is committing genocide in its war on Gaza. It is day one in the lawsuit filed in December by South Africa.
The legal team of South Africa is heard by the ICJ panel, which includes 15 judges elected by the UN General Assembly and Security Council for nine years.
One of the ICJ judges is Moroccan Mohamed Bennouna. Elected for the first time as an ICJ judge in February 2006, the Marrakech-born was reelected in February 2015. A doctor of International Law, Judge Bennouna is also a member of the Institute of International Law and the Curatorium of the Hague Academy of International Law.
Between 1972 and 1984, Bennouna was Professor and later Dean of the Faculty of Law in Rabat. He was also Director General of the Arab World Institute in Paris (1991-1998) and Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations (1985-1989). Bennouna also served as ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations from 2001 to 2006.
Bennouna’s term as an ICJ Judge is expected to end in February 2024. ICJ judges can be only be reelected once, meaning that Bennouna will not be able to attend the whole proceedings related to the case.
