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The term
of office of the thirty-four members of the International
Law Commission for the 2001-2006 quinquennium expires at the
end of 2006. The election of the members of the Commission
for a five-year term beginning on 1 January 2007 (until 31
December 2011) took place, by secret ballot, at the 54th meeting
of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session, held on
16 November 2006.
The Statute
of the International Law Commission (F)
, provides, in article 2, that the International Law Commission
shall consist of thirty-four members who shall be persons
of recognized competence in international law, with no two
members being nationals of the same State and that, in case
of dual nationality, a candidate shall be deemed to be a national
of the State in which he ordinarily exercises civil and political
rights.
Pursuant
to the decision taken by the General Assembly, at its 41st
plenary meeting, on 26 October 2006, the following is a
consolidated list of candidates nominated by the Governments
of States Members of the United Nations for election to
the International Law Commission (see document A/61/539
( E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)),
including nominations received after the nomination deadline
(see document A/61/92/Add.2
(E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A):
The results of the election are indicated next to each candidate.
A breakdown by regional group is provided further below.
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A/61/92
- Note by the Secretary-General
(E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
- Corr1. (E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A),
- Add.1 (E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
- Add.2 (E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
- Add.3
(E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
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A/61/111 - Statement
of qualifications
(E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
- Corr.1 (E,
S,
A
only)
- Corr.2 (E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
-
Add.1 (E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
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A/61/539 - Consolidated list
(E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
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A/61/PV.41
(E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
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A/61/PV.54
(E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
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2001
election |
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| Candidates
(Nationality) |
Nominated
by |
Outcome |
| 1. Al-Marri,
Ali Mohsen Fetais (Qatar) |
Qatar |
Elected |
|
2. Brownlie,
Ian (United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland)
|
United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Canada
India
New Zealand
|
Elected |
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3. Buena, Arturo
B. (Philippines)
|
Philippines
|
Not elected |
|
4. Caflisch,
Lucius (Switzerland)
|
Switzerland
|
Elected |
|
5. Candioti,
Enrique J.A. (Argentina)
|
Argentina
|
Elected |
|
6. Comissario
Afonso, Pedro (Mozambique)
|
Mozambique
|
Elected |
|
7. Daoudi, Riad
(Syrian Arab Republic)
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Not elected |
|
8. Dugard, Christopher
John Robert (South Africa)
|
South Africa
|
Elected |
|
9. Economides,
Constantine P. (Greece)
|
Greece
|
Not elected |
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10. El-Murtadi
Suleiman, Abdelrazeg (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)
|
Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya
|
Not elected |
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11. Escarameia,
Paula Ventura de Carvalho (Portugal)
|
Portugal
|
Elected |
|
12. Fomba,
Salifou (Mali)
|
Mali
|
Elected |
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13. Gaja, Giorgio (Italy)
|
Italy
|
Elected |
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14. Galicki,
Zdzislaw W. (Poland)
|
Poland
|
Elected |
|
15. Hassouna,
Hussein A. (Egypt)
|
Egypt
|
Elected |
|
16. Hmoud, Mahmoud
D. (Jordan)
|
Jordan
|
Elected |
|
17. Jacobsson,
Marie G. (Sweden)
|
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
|
Elected |
|
18. Kamto, Maurice
(Cameroon)
|
Cameroon
|
Elected |
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19. Kemicha,
Fathi (Tunisia)
|
Tunisia
|
Elected |
|
20. Kolodkin,
Roman Anatolyevitch (Russian
Federation)
|
Russian Federation
|
Elected |
|
21. López
Contreras, Carlos (Honduras)
|
Honduras
|
Not elected |
|
22. Matheson,
Michael J. (United
States of America)
|
United States of America
|
Not elected |
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23. McRae, Donald
M. (Canada)
|
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Mexico
United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
India
|
Elected |
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24. Melescanu,
Teodor Viorel (Romania)
|
Romania
|
Elected |
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25. Momtaz,
Djamchid (Iran,
Islamic Republic of)
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of
|
Not elected |
|
26. Niehaus,
Bernd H. (Costa
Rica)
|
Costa Rica
|
Elected |
|
27. Nolte, Georg
(Germany)
|
Germany
France
|
Elected |
|
28. Ojo, Bayo
(Nigeria)
|
Nigeria
|
Elected |
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29. Pambou Tchivounda,
Guillaume (Gabon)
|
Gabon
|
Not elected |
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30. Pellet,
A lain (France)
|
France
Germany
Slovak Republic
|
Elected |
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31. Perera,
A. Rohan (Sri
Lanka)
|
Sri Lanka
|
Elected |
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32. Petric, Ernest (Slovenia)
|
Slovenia
|
Elected |
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33. Saboia,
Gilberto Vergne (Brazil)
|
Brazil
|
Elected |
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34. Singh, Narinder
(India)
|
India
United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Canada
|
Elected |
|
35. Valencia-Ospina,
Eduardo (Colombia))
|
Colombia
|
Elected |
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36. Vargas Carreño,
Edmundo (Chile)
|
Chile
|
Elected |
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37. Vasciannie,
Stephen C. (Jamaica)
|
Jamaica
|
Elected |
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38. Vázquez-Bermudez,
Marcelo (Ecuador)
|
Ecuador
|
Elected |
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39. Versan,
Rauf (Turkey)
|
Turkey
|
Not elected |
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40. Wako, Amos
S. (Kenya)
|
Kenya
|
Elected |
| 41. Wisnumurti,
Nugroho (Indonesia) |
Indonesia |
Elected |
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42. Xue, Hanqin
(China)
|
China
|
Elected |
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43. Yamada,
Chusei (Japan)
|
Japan
|
Elected |
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44. Ziadé,
Nassib G. (Lebanon)
|
Lebanon
|
Not elected |
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Each
State Member of the United Nations could nominate not more than
four candidates, of whom two could be nationals of the nominating
State and two nationals of other States (articles 3, 4 and 7).
Members of the Commission are elected for five years and are eligible
for re-election (article 10).
The
thirty-four members of the International Law Commission were elected
according to the pattern set up in paragraph 3 of resolution 36/39
of 18 November 1981 (E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
. Thus, the allocation of seats on the Commission for the five-year
term beginning on 1 January 2007 will be as follows:
-
Eight nationals from African States;
-
Seven
nationals from Asian States;
-
Four
nationals from Eastern European States;
-
Seven
nationals from Latin American and Caribbean States;
-
Eight
nationals from Western European and other States.
The following
are the nominations arranged by regional group:
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| African
States (8 seats): |
|
Number
of ballot papers:
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190
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Number
of invalid ballot papers:
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3
|
|
|
|
Number
of valid ballot papers:
|
187
|
|
|
|
Abstentions:
|
1
|
|
|
|
Number
of members present and voting:
|
186
|
|
|
|
Required
simple majority of members present and voting:
|
94
|
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| |
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| Candidates
(Nationality) |
Nominated
by |
No
of votes |
Outcome |
|
Hassouna, Hussein
A. (Egypt)
|
Egypt
|
153
|
Elected
|
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Wako, Amos S.
(Kenya)
|
Kenya
|
153
|
Elected
|
|
Kemicha, Fathi
(Tunisia)
|
Tunisia
|
152
|
Elected
|
|
Comissario Afonso,
Pedro (Mozambique)
|
Mozambique
|
148
|
Elected
|
|
Dugard, Christopher
John Robert (South Africa)
|
South Africa
|
148
|
Elected
|
|
Ojo, Bayo (Nigeria)
|
Nigeria
|
137
|
Elected
|
|
Fomba, Salifou
(Mali)
|
Mali
|
134
|
Elected
|
|
Kamto, Maurice
(Cameroon)
|
Cameroon
|
133
|
Elected
|
|
Pambou Tchivounda,
Guillaume (Gabon)
|
Gabon
|
131
|
Not
elected
|
|
El-Murtadi Suleiman,
Abdelrazeg (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)
|
Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya
|
129
|
Not
elected
|
| |
|
|
|
| Asian
States (7 seats): |
|
Number
of ballot papers:
|
190
|
|
|
|
Number
of invalid ballot papers:
|
3
|
|
|
|
Number
of valid ballot papers:
|
187
|
|
|
|
Abstentions:
|
0
|
|
|
|
Number
of members present and voting:
|
187
|
|
|
|
Required
simple majority of members present and voting:
|
94
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| Candidates
(Nationality) |
Nominated
by |
No
of votes |
Outcome |
|
Yamada, Chusei
(Japan)
|
Japan
|
144
|
Elected
|
|
Singh, Narinder
(India)
|
India
United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Canada
|
141
|
Elected
|
|
Xue, Hanqin
(China)
|
China
|
140
|
Elected
|
| Al-Marri,
Ali Mohsen Fetais (Qatar) |
Qatar |
138
|
Elected
|
|
Perera, A. Rohan
(Sri
Lanka)
|
Sri Lanka
|
138
|
Elected
|
| Wisnumurti,
Nugroho (Indonesia) |
Indonesia |
135
|
Elected
|
|
Hmoud, Mahmoud
D. (Jordan)
|
Jordan
|
122
|
Elected
|
|
Momtaz, Djamchid
(Iran,
Islamic Republic of)
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of
|
92
|
Not
elected
|
|
Daoudi, Riad
(Syrian Arab Republic)
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
90
|
Not
elected
|
|
Ziadé,
Nassib G. (Lebanon)
|
Lebanon
|
66
|
Not
elected
|
|
Buena, Arturo
B. (Philippines)
|
Philippines
|
60
|
Not
elected
|
| |
|
|
|
| Eastern
European States (4 seats): |
|
Number
of ballot papers:
|
190
|
|
|
|
Number
of invalid ballot papers:
|
0
|
|
|
|
Number
of valid ballot papers:
|
190
|
|
|
|
Abstentions:
|
3
|
|
|
|
Number
of members present and voting:
|
187
|
|
|
|
Required
simple majority of members present and voting:
|
94
|
|
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| |
|
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| Candidates
(Nationality) |
Nominated
by |
No
of votes |
Outcome |
|
Kolodkin, Roman
Anatolyevitch (Russian
Federation)
|
Russian Federation
|
185
|
Elected
|
|
Galicki, Zdzislaw
W. (Poland)
|
Poland
|
182
|
Elected
|
|
Melescanu, Teodor
Viorel (Romania)
|
Romania
|
177
|
Elected
|
|
Petric, Ernest (Slovenia)
|
Slovenia
|
177
|
Elected
|
| |
|
|
|
| Latin
American and Caribbean States (7 Seats) |
|
Number
of ballot papers:
|
190
|
|
|
|
Number
of invalid ballot papers:
|
1
|
|
|
|
Number
of valid ballot papers:
|
189
|
|
|
|
Abstentions:
|
0
|
|
|
|
Number
of members present and voting:
|
189
|
|
|
|
Required
simple majority of members present and voting:
|
95
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| Candidates
(Nationality) |
Nominated
by |
No
of votes |
Outcome |
|
Vasciannie,
Stephen C. (Jamaica)
|
Jamaica
|
173
|
Elected
|
|
Saboia, Gilberto
Vergne (Brazil)
|
Brazil
|
170
|
Elected
|
|
Candioti,
Enrique J.A. (Argentina)
|
Argentina
|
164
|
Elected
|
|
Niehaus, Bernd
H. (Costa
Rica)
|
Costa Rica
|
163
|
Elected
|
|
Vázquez-Bermudez,
Marcelo (Ecuador)
|
Ecuador
|
155
|
Elected
|
|
Valencia-Ospina,
Eduardo (Colombia)
|
Colombia
|
150
|
Elected
|
|
Vargas Carreño,
Edmundo (Chile)
|
Chile
|
144
|
Elected
|
|
López
Contreras, Carlos (Honduras)
|
Honduras
|
141
|
Not
elected
|
| |
|
|
|
| Western
European and other States (8 seats) |
|
Number
of ballot papers:
|
190
|
|
|
|
Number
of invalid ballot papers:
|
0
|
|
|
|
Number
of valid ballot papers:
|
190
|
|
|
|
Abstentions:
|
1*
|
|
|
|
Number
of members present and voting:
|
189
|
|
|
|
Required
simple majority of members present and voting:
|
95
|
|
|
| |
|
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| Candidates
(Nationality) |
Nominated
by |
No
of votes |
Outcome |
|
Brownlie, Ian (United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland)
|
United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Canada
India
New Zealand
|
156
|
Elected
|
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Nolte, Georg
(Germany)
|
Germany
France
|
154
|
Elected
|
|
McRae, Donald
M. (Canada)
|
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Mexico
United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
India
|
149
|
Elected
|
|
Jacobsson, Marie
G. (Sweden)
|
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
|
146
|
Elected
|
|
Gaja, Giorgio (Italy)
|
Italy
|
144
|
Elected
|
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Escarameia,
Paula Ventura de Carvalho (Portugal)
|
Portugal
|
133
|
Elected
|
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Pellet, Alain
(France)
|
France
Germany
Slovak Republic
|
127
|
Elected
|
|
Caflisch, Lucius
(Switzerland)
|
Switzerland
|
121
|
Elected
|
|
Matheson, Michael
J. (United
States of America)
|
United States of America
|
114
|
Not
elected
|
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Economides,
Constantine P. (Greece)
|
Greece
|
107
|
Not
elected
|
|
Versan, Rauf
(Turkey)
|
Turkey
|
96
|
Not
elected
|
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