Election of the successor to Judge Al-Khasawneh (Jordan) fixed for 27 April 2012 The United Nations Security Council has fixed Friday 27 April 2012 as the date for the election, by the Security Council and the General Assembly, of a successor to Mr. Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh, former judge and Vice-President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Mr. Al-Khasawneh resigned as Member of the Court following his appointment last year as Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan by King Abdullah II. The term of office of Mr. Al-Khasawneh as a Member of the Court would have expired on…