| Date | 26 October 2006 |
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Agenda item 105(c); Documentation for the election of the members of the International Law Commission
The President
As was announced at the 38th meeting, on Friday, 20 October 2006, I would now like to consult the General Assembly on a matter concerning sub-item (c) of agenda item 105, on the election of the members of the International Law Commission, which has been scheduled to take place on Thursday, 16 November 2006.
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 2007. 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 documents A/61/92 and A/61/92/Corr.1, the list of candidates submitted within the required time for the submission of nominations, that is, by 1 June 2006, as well as a withdrawal in document A/61/92/Add.1. The statements of qualifications of the candidates are contained in documents A/61/111 and A/61/111/Corr.1, A/61/111/Corr.2 and A/61/111/Add.1.
Subsequent to that date, the Secretary-General received additional information on nominations concerning candidates, new candidates and a withdrawal. The names of the new candidates and additional information are to be found in documents A/61/92/Add.2 and A/61/92/Add.3.
Under those 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.
