Justice Dalveer Bhandari votes towards Russia in ICJ verdict directing Moscow to stop offensive in Ukraine

When the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday handed a 13-2 verdict towards Russia, Justice Dalveer Bhandari from India voted in favour of Ukraine. However, he voted solely as a member of the ICJ and his opinion isn’t India’s official stand.

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The ICJ on Wednesday known as on the Russian Federation to stop hostilities in Ukraine, stating that it was “profoundly concerned” by Russia’s use of power. Kyiv hailed the decision as a victory, however Moscow maintained that the Hague-based courtroom ‘lacks jurisdiction’ to listen to the case.

While Justice Dalveer Bhandari from India voted towards Russia, the 2 votes towards the order have been solid by ICJ Vice-President Kirill Gevorgian of Russia and Judge Xue Hanqin of China.

FORMER SC JUDGE SERVING SECOND TERM AT ICJ

The 74-year-old Justice Bhandari is a former choose of the Supreme Court of India and is serving his second time period as a member of the ICJ. He was elevated as a choose of the Supreme Court on October 28, 2005.

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Justice Bhandari additionally served because the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court from July 25, 2004, until his appointment as a senior SC choose. Before that, he served as a choose on the Delhi High Court for 13 years since March 19, 1991.

He was among the many 11 judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) presiding over the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.

STINT AT ICJ

Justice Bhandari has been a member of the International Court of Justice since April 27, 2012. He was re-elected for a second time period of 9 years on February 6, 2018.

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He has delivered opinions on numerous essential issues, masking maritime disputes, whaling in Antarctica, instances associated to genocide, delimitation of continental cabinets, nuclear disarmament, financing of terrorism, violation of sovereign rights, and so forth, throughout his stint on the ICJ to this point.

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