International law commission

22 Nov 2021 International law commission

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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)