Professor Bimal Patel of India elected to International Law Commission for 5-yr term

Professor Bimal Patel of India elected to International Law Commission for 5-yr term

• Professor Bimal Patel of India has been elected to the International Law Commission for a period of five-year.
• His five year term will start from January 1, 2023.
• Prof Patel is the Vice-Chancellor of Rashtriya Raksha University and Member of National Security Advisory Board of India.
• The 51-year-old Patel secured 163 votes in the UN General Assembly out of 192 members. This was the highest votes received by a candidate in Asia-Pacific Group.
• The Geneva-based International Law Commission (ILC) was established by the UN General Assembly in 1947.
• The ILC is a body of experts responsible to develop international law and its codification.
• The Commission consists of 34 member who are elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) every five years.

Points to Remember:

1. Who has been elected as the member of International Law Commission from India for 5 years from January 2023?
2. Headquarter of ILC?
3. Total members of ILC?