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Professor Bimal Patel elected to the International Law Commission for five years

Category : Appointment/Resignation
Published on: November 15 2021 Share on facebook

  • Professor Bimal Patel, Vice-Chancellor of Rashtriya Raksha University and a member of India's National Security Advisory Board, has been appointed to the International Law Commission for a five-year term.
  • Professor Bimal Patel from India topped the Asia-Pacific group with 163 votes in the UN General Assembly out of 192 members present and voting during the election to International Law Commission.
  • Bimal Patel led India to the top of the Asia-Pacific group with 163 votes, followed by Thailand (162 votes), Japan (154 votes), Vietnam (145 votes), China (142 votes), South Korea (140 votes), Cyprus (139 votes), and Mongolia (123 votes).
  • Patel is a respected educator, administrator, and lawyer. Patel has spent the last 15 years working for various global organisations such as the United Nations of Youth and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, Netherlands.
  • The UN General Assembly established the International Law Commission in 1947 to undertake the mandate of the Assembly to ‘initiate studies and make recommendations for the purpose of encouraging the progressive development of international law and its codification’.

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About the International Law Commission

  • The International Law Commission is a group of experts tasked with assisting in the development and codification of international law. It is made up of 34 individuals chosen by the United Nations General Assembly every five years for their expertise and qualifications in international law.
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