Assuming no dramas like in 2017, one can expect & #39;clean slates& #39; for Js Xue and Iwasawa, and for Pr Nolte.
Pr Nolte& #39;s #ICJ candidacy was announced back in late 2018: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aussenpolitik/themen/internatrecht/goerg-nolte-icj-2021-30/274690
Japan">https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aussen... announced J Iwasawa& #39;s (expected) candidacy a few months later: https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press4e_002346.html">https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/rel... https://twitter.com/bknussberger/status/1283275311036215296">https://twitter.com/bknussber...

Currently on paper is a three-way contest for one of the African Group & #39;seats& #39;. However, there are reports that states are negotiating withdrawals, which could partly hinge on #AU& #39;s candidate for #WTO DG: https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-and-west-africa_diplomacy/2020/07/08/au-abuja-kigali-kampala-vie-to-fill-african-seat-on-icj-bench,109242960-ar1">https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-a...

However, rivalry and tense relations between Rwanda and Uganda may prevent the possibility of a clean slate for that seat. https://mulengeranews.com/m7-kagame-in-new-war-over-sebutinde-icj-job/">https://mulengeranews.com/m7-kagame...

As for for Eastern European Group & #39;seat& #39;, re-upping this thread from June. #ICJ_elections https://twitter.com/OriPomson/status/1273943068597764097?s=20">https://twitter.com/OriPomson...