India: Judges at International Court of Justice vote in their individual capacity, said MEA

NEW DELHI, 18 March 2022, (TON): The Ministry of External Affairs said “judges at the International Court of Justice vote in their individual capacity, a day after Indian judge Dalveer Bhandari voted against Russia at the United Nations' highest court.”

The International Court of Justice had ordered Russia to stop hostilities in Ukraine, granting measures requested by Kyiv.

The court order was supported by 13 judges, while two voted against it, Vice-President Kirill Gevorgian from Russia and Judge Xue Hanqin from China.

India's judge, Dalveer Bhandari, voted against Russia.

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