Meet Dire Tladi, SA’s nominee to the International Court of Justice
Though Tladi is not the first South African to be nominated, he could make history if elected in November
10 July 2023 - 15:14
It was a disappointing experience observing a candidate attorney try to manoeuvre his way unsuccessfully though court rooms that convinced University of Pretoria professor Dire Tladi, as he contemplated his career, that he was better suited to the world of academia.
“I didn’t think this courtroom stuff was for me,” he told Business Day after being nominated by cabinet as SA’s candidate to serve as a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ICJ is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations for settling disputes among nations. ..
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