International Law Commission
The International Law Commission (Engl. International Law Commission , ILC) is a subsidiary organ of the UN . It was used by the UN General Assembly in 1947 to further develop and codify international law . She is mainly concerned with drafting conventions. Many of these drafts are now one of the foundations of international law and form the working basis of most human rights organizations and other subsidiary and special organs of the UN.
The commission consists of 34 independent legal experts. They are each elected for a period of 5 years and represent the most important legal systems in the world. Some of the reports and drafts drawn up by the Commission are selected by itself. Most of the issues are brought to them by the General Assembly or the UN Economic and Social Council .
The work of the commission covers almost all international legal issues, such as state sovereignty , human rights , diplomatic and consular relations, economic relations, contract law , the law of the sea and international criminal law .
Members
Previous German-speaking members of the ILC were or are:
Alfred Verdross | Austria | 1957-1966 |
Stephan Verosta | Austria | 1977-1981 |
Christian Tomuschat | Federal Republic of Germany | 1985-1996 |
Bernhard Graefrath | German Democratic Republic | 1987-1991 |
Gerhard Hafner | Austria | 1997-2001 |
Bruno Simma | Germany | 1997-2002 |
Lucius Caflisch | Switzerland | 2007-2016 |
Georg Nolte | Germany | since 2007 |
August Reinisch | Austria | since 2017 |