Question: Recently Aniruddha Rajput, a practicising lawyer of India’s Supreme Court elected as members of the which of the following International Organistion?
(a) International Court
(b) International Law Commission
(c) International Court of Arbitration
(d) International Jurist Commission
Ans. (b)
Related facts:
- On 3 November 2016 Rajput, a practicising lawyer of India’s Supreme Court elected as members of the International Law Commission.
- International Law Commission is the UN organ tasked with the progressive development of international law and its codification.
- The newly elected members will serve five-year terms of office with the Geneva-based body beginning January 2017.
- The members have been elected from five geographical groupings of African, Asia-Pacific, Eastern European, Latin American and Caribbean and Western European states.
- India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin has informed that Rajput is India’s first time candidate to the Commission .
Reference:
http://legal.un.org/ilc/elections/2016election.shtml
http://legal.un.org/docs/?symbol=A/71/90
http://legal.un.org/ilc/elections/2016election_outcome.shtml
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/aniruddha-rajput-elected-as-member-of-united-nations-international-law-commission-3736541/