The former professor and diplomat was elected to oversee the International Court of Justice in The Hague less than a year before his country came calling. Who is he, and how will he approach his task?

A second case against Israel has been put to the International Court of Justice. This time, dozens of states decry its constant breach of international law and call for an end to its impunity.

South Africa has accused Israel of attempting to carry out a genocide in Gaza in a case that has received wide global backing

In a document of over 80 pages – which makes for very grim reading – an exhaustive legal case compiled by South Africa and presented to the ICJ is elaborated against Israel's vicious war on Gaza.