22 Nov 2021 International law commission
- Professor Bimal Patel, Vice-Chancellor of the National Defense University and a member of India’s National Security Advisory Board, has been elected to the International Law Commission for a five-year term in a fiercely contested United Nations.
- His term will start from January 1, 2023. At present, the term of 34 members of the International Law Commission will end by the end of 2022.
- Professor Bimal Patel received 163 votes out of 192 sitting members of the United Nations General Assembly and topped the Asia-Pacific grouping which also had candidates from China, South Korea and Japan. China got only 142 votes. There were 11 very strong candidates for eight seats in the Indo-Pacific group.
- The International Law Commission was set up by the United Nations General Assembly in the year 1947 to help fulfill the mandate given to the United Nations General Assembly.
- Due to the Kovid-19 epidemic, on 12 August 2020, the United Nations General Assembly decided to postpone the conference of the 72nd session of the International Law Commission in 2021.
- The 72nd session of the International Law Commission was held from 26 April to 4 June and 5 July to 6 August 2021 at the United Nations Office in Geneva, under the decision taken by the United Nations General Assembly on 15 December 2020.
- Members of the International Law Commission were elected during the 76th session of the Commission on 12 November 2021 for a term of 5 years from January 1, 2023.
- On 18 November 1981, the United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution No. 36 by 39, stipulated that 34 members of the International Law Commission would be elected on the following pattern.
- 8 citizens from African countries, 7 citizens from Asia Pacific countries, 3 citizens from Eastern European countries, 6 citizens from Latin American and Caribbean countries, 8 citizens from Western European and other countries and one citizen from African states or Eastern European countries in a circular order in, and 1 citizen from Asia Pacific countries or Latin American and Caribbean countries (in cyclic order)
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