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2006 Election of the International Law Commission

The term of office of the thirty-four members of the International Law Commission for the 2001-2006 quinquennium expired 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, 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), including nominations received after the nomination deadline (see document A/61/92/Add.2. The results of the election are indicated next to each candidate. A breakdown by regional group is provided further below.

Candidates (Nationality) Nominated by Outcome
Al-Marri, Ali Mohsen Fetais (Qatar) Qatar Elected
Brownlie, Ian (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Canada
India
New Zealand
Elected
Buena, Arturo B. (Philippines) Philippines Not elected
Caflisch, Lucius (Switzerland) Switzerland Elected
Candioti, Enrique J.A. (Argentina) Argentina Elected
Comissario Afonso, Pedro (Mozambique) Mozambique Elected
Daoudi, Riad (Syrian Arab Republic) Syrian Arab Republic Not elected
Dugard, Christopher John Robert (South Africa) South Africa Elected
Economides, Constantine P. (Greece) Greece Not elected
El-Murtadi Suleiman, Abdelrazeg (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Not elected
Escarameia, Paula Ventura de Carvalho (Portugal) Portugal Elected
Fomba, Salifou (Mali) Mali Elected
Gaja, Giorgio (Italy) Italy Elected
Galicki, Zdzislaw W. (Poland) Poland Elected
Hassouna, Hussein A. (Egypt) Egypt Elected
Hmoud, Mahmoud D. (Jordan) Jordan Elected
Jacobsson, Marie G. (Sweden) Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
Elected
Kamto, Maurice (Cameroon) Cameroon Elected
Kemicha, Fathi (Tunisia) Tunisia Elected
Kolodkin, Roman Anatolyevitch (Russian Federation) Russian Federation Elected
López Contreras, Carlos (Honduras) Honduras Not elected
Matheson, Michael J. (United States of America) United States of America Not elected
McRae, Donald M. (Canada) Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Mexico
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
India
Elected
Melescanu, Teodor Viorel (Romania) Romania Elected
Momtaz, Djamchid (Iran, Islamic Republic of) Iran, Islamic Republic of Not elected
Niehaus, Bernd H. (Costa Rica) Costa Rica Elected
Nolte, Georg (Germany) Germany and France Elected
Ojo, Bayo (Nigeria) Nigeria Elected
Pambou Tchivounda, Guillaume (Gabon) Gabon Not elected
Pellet, A lain (France) France
Germany
Slovak Republic
Elected
Perera, A. Rohan (Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka Elected
Petric, Ernest (Slovenia) Slovenia Elected
Saboia, Gilberto Vergne (Brazil) Brazil Elected
Singh, Narinder (India) India
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Canada
Elected
Valencia-Ospina, Eduardo (Colombia)) Colombia Elected
Vargas Carreño, Edmundo (Chile) Chile Elected
Vasciannie, Stephen C. (Jamaica) Jamaica Elected
Vázquez-Bermudez, Marcelo (Ecuador) Ecuador Elected
Versan, Rauf (Turkey) Turkey Not elected
Wako, Amos S. (Kenya) Kenya Elected
Wisnumurti, Nugroho (Indonesia) Indonesia Elected
Xue, Hanqin (China) China Elected
Yamada, Chusei (Japan) Japan Elected
Ziadé, Nassib G. (Lebanon) Lebanon Not elected

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. Thus, the allocation of seats on the Commission for the five-year term beginning on 1 January 2007 will be as follows:

Nominations arranged by regional group

African States (8 seats)

Candidates (Nationality) Nominated by No of votes Outcome
Hassouna, Hussein A. (Egypt) Egypt 153 Elected
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)

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)

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)

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)

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
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
Escarameia, Paula Ventura de Carvalho (Portugal) Portugal 133 Elected
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
Economides, Constantine P. (Greece) Greece 107 Not elected
Versan, Rauf (Turkey) Turkey 96 Not elected

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