| Date | 26 October 2001 |
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Agenda item 8 (continued) and agenda item 16
Adoption of the agenda and organization of work
Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections
(a) Election of the members of the International Law Commission
Documentation for the election of the members of the International Law Commission
The President
As was announced at the 30th plenary meeting on Monday, 22 October 2001, I should like to consult the Assembly on a matter regarding the election of members of the International Law Commission, which will be held on Wednesday, 7 November 2001.
On that day, the Assembly will proceed to the election of 34 members of the Commission, whose terms of office are to commence on 1 January 2002. It should be recalled that, in accordance with the statute of the International Law Commission, the Secretary-General communicated to the Governments of Member States, in document A/56/117 and Corr.1, the list of candidates submitted within the required time for the submission of nominations -- that is, by 1 June 2001. The statements of qualifications of the candidates are contained in document A/56/124.
Subsequent to that date, the Secretary-General received additional information concerning candidates, new candidatures as well as a withdrawal. The names of the new candidates and additional information are to be found in documents A/56/117/Add.1 and Add.2, as well as A/56/124/Add.1.
Under these circumstances, it is necessary for the General Assembly to take a decision as to whether the new candidatures should be accepted in spite of the submission of their names subsequent to the deadline and whether they should be incorporated into a consolidated list of candidates. It has been the practice of the Assembly to incorporate such late submissions into a consolidated list.
If I hear no objection, I shall take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to request the Secretary-General to issue such a consolidated list of candidates.
The President
The consolidated list of candidates will be issued under the symbol A/56/486.
I call on the representative of Sudan on a point of order.
Mr. Rahmtalla (Sudan)
I apologize for interrupting the proceedings. However, with respect to the information that was given earlier concerning the elections to the International Law Commission, I would like to confirm that Africa will be allocated nine seats this time. I do so because, in some of the texts of the Secretary-General, it is not really clear as to whether Africa has eight or nine seats. But it is clear to us that Africa should have nine seats. There is one seat that rotates and that additional seat, this time, will be for Africa. This means accordingly that Africa will have nine seats this time.
The President
The General Assembly will take note of the statement of the representative of Sudan.
