一名英国法官当选为联合国国际法院法官，这是英国的一大外交胜利，距离上一名英国法官连任失败已近10年。
A British judge has been elected on to the UN's international court of justice, in a big British diplomatic victory that comes almost 10 years after a previous British judge failed to get re-elected.
达波·阿坎德将作为国际法院15名法官之一任职，任期至少为九年。
Dapo Akande will now serve as one of the ICJ's 15 judges for a minimum nine-year term.
阿坎德教授最初在尼日利亚取得律师资格，现为英国顶尖国际法专家之一，担任牛津大学全灵学院院士及公法教授，同时也是联合国国际法委员会当选委员。
Prof Akande originally qualified as a lawyer in Nigeria and is now one of the UK's top international lawyers, a professor of public international law and a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and also an elected member of the UN International Law Commission.
他曾在包括国际法院在内的国际法庭和法庭担任代理律师、顾问和专家。他说：“我深感荣幸当选为国际法院法官。
He has acted as counsel, adviser and expert in cases before international courts and tribunals, including the ICJ. He said: "I am deeply honoured to be elected to the international court of justice.
“我衷心感谢所有对我寄予信任的国家。我承诺将独立履职，并本着忠实、公正适用法律的原则裁决案件。我期待与今天当选的其他同事一道，为国际法院通过和平手段解决争端的重要工作作出贡献。”
"I am incredibly grateful to all the states that have put their faith in me. I pledge to serve with independence and to deciding cases on the basis of a faithful and impartial application of the law. I look forward to contributing to the ICJ's vital work in helping to resolve disputes by peaceful means, alongside the other colleagues elected today."
2017年，克里斯托弗·格林伍德爵士意外败给印度对手，失去席位，英国因此不得不反思其在联合国的地位及其遵守国际法院咨询意见的记录。那是该法院历史上首次没有英国法官。
In 2017, Sir Christopher Greenwood lost his seat to his Indian rival unexpectedly, with Britain left soul searching about its standing at the UN and its record of compliance with ICJ advisory opinions. It was the first time there had been no British judge on the court.
国际法院常被描述为联合国最高法院，处理国家间争端，最近因就以色列作为占领国未能履行其对加沙人口的责任发表的一系列意见而受到全球关注。
The ICJ, sometimes described as the UN top court, deals with inter state disputes and has recently drawn global attention by a series of opinions in Israel's failure as an occupying power to fulfil its responsibilities to the population of Gaza.
2016年，在联合国大会的另一次投票中，英国以15票对94票落败，一项由毛里求斯支持、质疑英国对印度洋查戈斯群岛有争议的法律地位的决议被提交国际法院。
In a separate vote in 2016 at the UN general assembly the UK was defeated 94-15 when a Mauritian-backed resolution questioning the disputed legal status of the UK's hold over the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean was referred to the ICJ.
随后，国际法院判决毛里求斯胜诉，现任工党政府随即达成协议，完成了保守党政府时期启动的谈判。由于特朗普政府提出异议，在英国议会完成该协议法律程序的进程陷入停滞。英国大法官亚历克斯·诺里斯为阿坎德进行了大力竞选。
Later the ICJ found for Mauritius and the current Labour government then reached a deal completing negotiations that had been started under the Conservative government. The legal process to complete the deal inside the UK parliament is stalled due to objections from the Trump administration. The UK lord chancellor, Alex Norris, has campaigned hard for Akande.
他说：“在国际法面临压力的时刻，阿坎德教授带来了法院所需的独立性、法律严谨性、判断力和广阔视野。“他将为法院的工作做出卓越贡献。”
He said: "At a moment when international law is under pressure Prof Akande brings the independence, legal rigour, judgment and breadth of perspective that the court needs. "He would make a formidable contribution to its work."
他说，英国一直是该法院的坚定支持者：“我们已接受其强制管辖权。我们再次鼓励尚未这样做的国家考虑根据其规约接受法院的管辖权。”
He said the UK has been a steadfast supporter of the court: "We have accepted its compulsory jurisdiction. And we again encourage states that have not yet done so to consider accepting the court's jurisdiction in accordance with its statute."