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Membership

Special Rapporteurs of the International Law Commission (1949–2023)

  Rapporteur Topic Reports Dates submitted
1. Roberto Ago State responsibility 8 1969–1972, 1976–1980
2. Ricardo J. Alfaro Question of international criminal jurisdiction 1 1950
3. Gaetano Arangio-Ruiz State responsibility 8 1988–1989, 1991–1996
4. Julio Barboza International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law 12 1985–1996
5. Milan Bartoš Special missions 4 1964–1967
6. Mohammed Bedjaoui Succession of States in respect of matters other than treaties 13 1968–1974, 1976–1981
7.  Mohammed Bennouna Diplomatic protection 1 1998
8. James L. Brierly Law of treaties 3 1950–1952
James L. Brierly Reservations to multilateral conventions 1 1951
9. Sir Ian Brownlie Effects of armed conflicts on treaties 4 2005–2008
10. Lucius Caflisch Effects of armed conflicts on treaties 1 2010
11. Yacouba Cissé Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea 1 2023–
12. Roberto Córdova Nationality including statelessness 4 1953–1954
13. James Crawford State responsibility 4 1998–2001
14. Leonardo Díaz-González Status, privileges and immunities of international organizations, their officials, experts, etc. 6 1983, 1985–1986, 1989–1991
15. C. John R. Dugard Diplomatic protection 7 2000–2006
16. Abdullah El-Erian Representation of States in their relations with international organizations 6 1963, 1967–1971
Abdullah El-Erian Status, privileges and immunities of international organizations, their officials, experts, etc. 2 1977–1978
17. Concepción Escobar Hernández Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction 8 2012–2022
18. Jens Evensen Law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses 2 1983–1984
19. Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice Law of treaties 5 1956–1960
20. J.P.A. François Law of the sea — régime of the high seas 8 1950–1954, 1956
J.P.A. François Law of the sea — régime of the territorial sea 5 1952–1956
21. Zdzislaw Galicki The Obligation to extradite or prosecute (aut dedere aut judicare) 3 2006–2008
22. Francisco V. García Amador State responsibility 6 1956–1961
23. Giorgio Gaja Responsibility of international organizations 8 2003–2009, 2011
24. Juan Manuel Gómez-Robledo Provisional application of treaties 6 2013–2021
25. Manley O. Hudson Ways and means for making the evidence of customary international law more readily available 1 1950
Manley O. Hudson Nationality including statelessness 1 1952
26. Marie G. Jacobsson Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts 3 2014–2016
27. Charles Chernor Jalloh Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law 1 2023–
28. Maurice Kamto Expulsion of aliens 9 2005–2014
29. Richard D. Kearney Law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses 1 1976
30. Roman A. Kolodkin Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction 3 2008, 2011
31. Sir Hersch Lauterpacht Law of treaties 2 1953–1954
32. Marja Lehto Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts 3 2018–2022
33. Stephen C. McCaffrey Law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses 7 1985–1991
34. Václav Mikulka Succession of States with respect to nationality/Nationality in relation to the succession of States 4 1995–1998
35. Shinya Murase Protection of the atmosphere 6 2014–2021
36. Sean D. Murphy Crimes against humanity 3 2015–2019
37. Georg Nolte Treaties over time/Subsequent agreements and subsequent practice in relation to interpretation of treaties 5 2013–2018
38. Motoo Ogiso Jurisdictional immunities of States and their property 3 1988–1990
39. Alain Pellet Reservations to treaties 16 1995–1996, 1998–2010
40. Robert Q. Quentin-Baxter International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law 5 1980–1984
41. August Reinisch Settlement of international disputes to which international organizations are parties 1 2023–
42. Paul Reuter Treaties concluded between States and international organizations or between two or more international organizations 11 1972–1982
43. Willem Riphagen State responsibility 7 1980–1986
44. Victor Rodriguez Cedeño  Unilateral Acts of States 9 1998–2006
45. Robert Rosenstock Law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses 2 1993–1994
46. A.E.F. Sandström Question of international criminal jurisdiction 1 1950
  A.E.F. Sandström Diplomatic intercourse and immunities 1 1955
  A.E.F. Sandström Special missions 1 1960
47. Georges Scelle Arbitral procedure 4 1950–1952, 1957–1958
48. Stephen Schwebel Law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses 3 1979–1982
49. Jean Spiropoulos Formulation of the Nürnberg Principles 1 1950
Jean Spiropoulos Draft code of offences against the peace and security of mankind (Part I) 3 1950–1951, 1954
Jean Spiropoulos Question of defining aggression 1 1951
50. Pemmaraju Sreenivasa Rao International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law (prevention of transboundary damage from hazardous activity) 3 1998–2000
Pemmaraju Sreenivasa Rao International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law (International liability in case of loss from transboundary harm arising out of hazardous activities) 3 2003–2004, 2006
51. Pavel Šturma Succession of States in respect of State responsibility 5 2017–2022
52. Sompong Sucharitkul Jurisdictional immunities of States and their property 8 1979–1986
53. Doudou Thiam Draft code of crimes against the peace and security of mankind (Part II) 13 1983–1995
54. Dire D. Tladi Peremptory norms of general international law (jus cogens) 5 2016–2022
55. Nikolai Ushakov Most-favoured-nation clause 1 1978
56. Endre Ustor Most-favoured-nation clause 7 1969–1970, 1972–1976
57. Eduardo Valencia-Ospina Protection of persons in the event of disasters 8 2008–2016
58. Francis Vallat Succession of States in respect to treaties 1 1974
59. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez General principles of law 3 2018–
60. Sir Humphrey Waldock Law of treaties 6 1962–1966
Sir Humphrey Waldock Extended participation in general multilateral treaties concluded under the auspices of the League of Nations 1 1963
Sir Humphrey Waldock Succession of States in respect to treaties 5 1968–1972
61. Sir Michael Wood Formation and evidence of customary international law 5 2013–2018
62. Chusei Yamada Shared natural resources 5 2003–2005, 2007–2008
63. Alexander Yankov Status of the diplomatic courier and the diplomatic bag not accompanied by the diplomatic courier 8 1980–1986, 1988
64. Jaroslav Zourek Consular intercourse and immunities 3 1957, 1960–1961