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Consider the following statements: 1. The Judges of the International Court of Justice are elected by…

ICJ judges are elected concurrently by the General Assembly and Security Council for nine-year terms (statement 1 correct), and India, though a party to the ICCPR, has not…

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Consider the following statements:
1. The Judges of the International Court of Justice are elected by the General Assembly and Security Council for a period of nine years.
2. India is not a party to the Optional Protocol I of international Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

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Correct answer C

ICJ judges are elected concurrently by the General Assembly and Security Council for nine-year terms (statement 1 correct), and India, though a party to the ICCPR, has not acceded to its First Optional Protocol (statement 2 correct), so "Both 1 and 2".

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