title: List of members of the International Law Commission
text: # List of members of the International Law Commission
  
  The United Nations' International Law Commission is composed of 34 members:
  
  ## Current members
  
  (for 2017–2021)
  
  | Ali Mohsen Fetais Al-Marri | Qatar | 2002– |
  | - | - | - |
  | Carlos J. Argüello Gómez | Nicaragua | 2017– |
  | Bogdan Aurescu | Romania | 2017– |
  | Yacouba Cissé | Côte d’Ivoire | 2017– |
  | Concepción Escobar Hernández | Spain | 2011– |
  | Patrícia Galvão Teles | Portugal | 2017– |
  | Juan Manuel Gómez-Robledo | Mexico | 2012– |
  | Claudio Grossman Guiloff | Chile | 2017– |
  | Hussein A. Hassouna | Egypt | 2007– |
  | Mahmoud D. Hmoud | Jordan | 2007– |
  | Huang Huikang | People's Republic of China | 2010– |
  | Charles C. Jalloh | Sierra Leone | 2017– |
  | Ahmed Laraba | Algeria | 2012– |
  | Marja Lehto | Finland | 2017– |
  | Shinya Murase | Japan | 2009– |
  | Sean D. Murphy | United States | 2012– |
  | Hong Thao Nguyen | Viet Nam | 2017– |
  | Georg Nolte | Germany | 2007– |
  | Nilüfer Oral | Turkey | 2017– |
  | Hassan Ouazzani Chahdi | Morocco | 2017– |
  | Ki Gab Park | Republic of Korea | 2012– |
  | Chris M. Peter | Tanzania | 2012– |
  | Ernest Petric | Slovenia | 2007– |
  | Aniruddha Rajput | India | 2017– |
  | August Reinisch | Austria | 2017– |
  | Juan José Ruda Santolaria | Peru | 2017– |
  | Gilberto Vergne Saboia | Brazil | 2007– |
  | Pavel Šturma | Czech Republic | 2012– |
  | Dire D. Tladi | South Africa | 2012– |
  | Eduardo Valencia Ospina | Colombia | 2006– |
  | Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez | Ecuador | 2007–2011 2013– |
  | Amos S. Wako | Kenya | 2007– |
  | Sir Michael Wood | United Kingdom | 2008– |
  | Evgeny Zagaynov | Russia | 2018– |
  
  ## Past members
  
  | Emmanuel Nii Akwei Addo | Ghana | 1997–2006 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mohammed Bello Adoke | Nigeria | 2011–2016 |
  | Roberto Ago | Italy | 1957–1978 |
  | Bola Adesumbo Ajibola | Nigeria | 1987–1991 |
  | Richard Osuolale A. Akinjide | Nigeria | 1982–1986 |
  | Husain M. Al-Baharna | Bahrain | 1987–2006 |
  | Fernando Albonico | Chile | 1967–1971 |
  | Gonzalo Alcivar | Ecuador | 1970–1972 |
  | George H. Aldrich | United States | 1981 |
  | Ricardo J. Alfaro | Panama | 1949–1953 |
  | Awn S. Al-Khasawneh | Jordan | 1987–1999 |
  | Riyadh Mahmoud Sami Al-Qaysi | Iraq | 1982–1991 |
  | Gilberto Amado | Brazil | 1949–1969 |
  | Gaetano Arangio-Ruiz | Italy | 1985–1996 |
  | João Clemente Baena Soares | Brazil | 1997–2006 |
  | Mikuin Leliel Balanda | Zaire | 1982–1986 |
  | Julio Barboza | Argentina | 1979–1996 |
  | Yuri G. Barsegov | Soviet Union | 1987–1991 |
  | Milan Bartoš | Yugoslavia | 1957–1973 |
  | Mohammed Bedjaoui | Algeria | 1965–1981 |
  | John Alan Beesley | Canada | 1987–1991 |
  | Mohamed Bennouna | Morocco | 1987–1998 |
  | Alia Suat Bilge | Turkey | 1972–1976 |
  | Boutros Boutros-Ghali | Egypt | 1979–1991 |
  | Derek William Bowett | United Kingdom | 1992–1996 |
  | James Leslie Brierly | United Kingdom | 1949–1951 |
  | Herbert W. Briggs | United States | 1962–1966 |
  | Ian Brownlie | United Kingdom | 1997–2008 |
  | Marcel Cadieux | Canada | 1962–1966 |
  | Lucius Caflisch | Switzerland | 2007–2016 |
  | Carlos Calero-Rodrigues | Brazil | 1982–1996 |
  | Juan José Calle y Calle | Peru | 1973–1981 |
  | Enrique J.A. Candioti | Argentina | 1997–2016 |
  | Jorge Castañeda | Mexico | 1967–1986 |
  | Erik Castrén | Finland | 1962–1971 |
  | Choung II Chee | Republic of Korea | 2002–2006 |
  | Pedro Comissario Afonso | Mozambique | 2002–2016 |
  | Roberto Córdova | Mexico | 1949–1954 |
  | James Richard Crawford | Australia | 1992–2001 |
  | Emmanuel Kodjoe Dadzie | Ghana | 1977–1981 |
  | Riad Daoudi | Syria | 2002–2006 |
  | John de Saram | Sri Lanka | 1992–1996 |
  | Leonardo Díaz González | Venezuela | 1977–1991 |
  | C. John R. Dugard | South Africa | 1997–2011 |
  | Constantin P. Economides | Greece | 1997–2001 2003–2006 |
  | Douglas L. Edmonds | United States | 1954–1961 |
  | Gudmundur Eiriksson | Iceland | 1987–1996 |
  | Abdullah El-Erian | Egypt | 1957–1958 1962–1978 |
  | Nabil Elaraby | Egypt | 1994–2001 |
  | Taslim Olawale Elias | Nigeria | 1962–1975 |
  | Faris El-Khouri | Syria | 1949–1961 |
  | Abdelrazeg El-Murtadi Suleiman Gouider | Libya | 2012–2016 |
  | Khalafalla El Rasheed Mohamed-Ahmed | Sudan | 1982–1986 |
  | Nihat Erim | Turkey | 1959–1961 |
  | Paula Escarameia | Portugal | 2002–2010 |
  | Constantin Th. Eustathiades | Greece | 1967–1971 |
  | Jens Evensen | Norway | 1979–1984 |
  | Luigi Ferrari Bravo | Italy | 1997–1998 |
  | Gerald Fitzmaurice | United Kingdom | 1955–1960 |
  | Constantin Flitan | Romania | 1982–1986 |
  | Salifou Fomba | Mali | 1992–1996 2002–2011 |
  | Mathias Forteau | France | 2012–2016 |
  | Laurel B. Francis | Jamaica | 1977–1991 |
  | J.P.A. François | Netherlands | 1949–1961 |
  | Giorgio Gaja | Italy | 1999–2011 |
  | Zdzisław Galicki | Poland | 1997–2011 |
  | Francisco V. García Amador | Cuba | 1953–1961 |
  | Raul I. Goco | Philippines | 1997–2001 |
  | Bernhard Graefrath | German Democratic Republic | 1987–1991 |
  | André Gros | France | 1961–1963 |
  | Mehmet Güney | Turkey | 1992–1996 |
  | Gerhard Hafner | Austria | 1997–2001 |
  | Edvard Hambro | Norway | 1972–1977 |
  | Francis Mahon Hayes | Ireland | 1987–1991 |
  | Qizhi He | People's Republic of China | 1994–2001 |
  | Mauricio Herdocia Sacasa | Nicaragua | 1997–2001 |
  | Shushi Hsu | Republic of China | 1949–1961 |
  | Jiahua Huang | People's Republic of China | 1985–1986 |
  | Manley O. Hudson | United States | 1949–1953 |
  | Kamil E. Idris | Sudan | 1992–1996 2000–2001 |
  | Adegoke Ajibola Ige | Nigeria | died before start of term |
  | Luis Ignacio-Pinto | Benin | 1967–1969 |
  | Jorge E. Illueca | Panama | 1982–1991 1997–2001 |
  | Marie G. Jacobsson | Sweden | 2007–2016 |
  | Andreas J. Jacovides | Cyprus | 1982–1996 |
  | S. P. Jagota | India | 1977–1986 |
  | Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga | Uruguay | 1960–1969 |
  | Peter C.R. Kabatsi | Uganda | 1992–2001 2002–2006 |
  | Maurice Kamto | Cameroon | 1999–2016 |
  | Victor Kanga | Cameroon | 1962–1964 |
  | James Lutabanzibwa Kateka | Tanzania | 1997–2006 |
  | Richard D. Kearney | United States | 1967–1976 |
  | Fathi Kemicha | Tunisia | 2002–2011 |
  | Thanat Khoman | Thailand | 1957–1959 |
  | Kriangsak Kittichaisaree | Thailand | 2012–2016 |
  | Roman A. Kolodkin | Russia | 2003–2011 2015–2018 |
  | Vladimir M. Koretsky | Soviet Union | 1949–1951 |
  | Abdul G. Koroma | Sierra Leone | 1982–1993 |
  | Martti Koskenniemi | Finland | 2002–2006 |
  | Feodor I. Kozhevnikov | Soviet Union | 1952–1953 |
  | Sergei B. Krylov | Soviet Union | 1954–1956 |
  | Mochter Kusuma-Atmadja | Indonesia | 1992–2001 |
  | Valery I. Kuznetsov | Russia | 2002 |
  | Manfred Lachs | Poland | 1962–1966 |
  | José M. Lacleta Muñoz | Spain | 1982–1986 |
  | Hersch Lauterpacht | United Kingdom | 1952–1954 |
  | Chieh Liu | People's Republic of China | 1962–1966 |
  | Igor Ivanovich Lukashuk | Russia | 1995–2001 |
  | Antonio de Luna | Spain | 1962–1966 |
  | Ahmed Mahiou | Algeria | 1982–1996 |
  | Chafic Malek | Lebanon | 1982–1986 |
  | William Mansfield | New Zealand | 2002–2006 |
  | Alfredo Martínez Moreno | El Salvador | 1973–1976 |
  | Michael J. Matheson | United States | 2003–2006 |
  | Ahmad Matine-Daftary | Iran | 1957–1961 |
  | Stephen C. McCaffrey | United States | 1982–1991 |
  | Donald M. McRae | Canada | 2007–2016 |
  | Teodor Meleşcanu | Romania | 1997–2001 2003–2011 |
  | Václav Mikulka | Czechoslovakia | 1992–1998 |
  | Djamchid Momtaz | Iran | 2000–2006 |
  | Zhengyu Ni | People's Republic of China | 1982–1984 |
  | Bernd H. Niehaus | Costa Rica | 2002–2016 |
  | Frank X.J.C. Njenga | Kenya | 1976–1991 |
  | Motoo Ogiso | Japan | 1982–1991 |
  | Didier Opertti Badán | Uruguay | 1997–2006 |
  | Luis Padilla Nervo | Mexico | 1955–1963 |
  | Radhabinod Pal | India | 1952–1966 |
  | Guillaume Pambou-Tchivounda | Gabon | 1992–2006 |
  | Ángel Modesto Paredes | Ecuador | 1962–1966 |
  | John J. Parker | United States | 1954 |
  | Stanisław Pawlak | Poland | 1987–1991 |
  | Alain Pellet | France | 1990–2011 |
  | A. Rohan Perera | Sri Lanka | 2007–2011 |
  | Obed Pessou | Benin | 1962–1966 |
  | Christopher Walter Pinto | Sri Lanka | 1973–1981 |
  | Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada | Pakistan | 1982–1986 |
  | Robert Q. Quentin-Baxter | New Zealand | 1972–1984 |
  | Alfred Ramangasoavina | Madagascar | 1967–1976 |
  | Pemmaraju Sreenivasa Rao | India | 1987–2006 |
  | Benegal Narsing Rau | India | 1949–1951 |
  | Edilbert Razafindralambo | Madagascar | 1982–1996 |
  | Paul Reuter | France | 1964–1989 |
  | Willem Riphagen | Netherlands | 1977–1986 |
  | Patrick Lipton-Robinson | Jamaica | 1992–1996 |
  | Víctor Rodríguez Cedeño | Venezuela | 1997–2006 |
  | Shabtai Rosenne | Israel | 1962–1971 |
  | Robert Rosenstock | United States | 1992–2003 |
  | Zenon Rossides | Cyprus | 1972–1976 |
  | Emmanuel J. Roucounas | Greece | 1985–1991 |
  | José María Ruda | Argentina | 1964–1972 |
  | Milan Sahovic | Yugoslavia | 1974–1981 |
  | Carlos Salamanca Figueroa | Bolivia | 1954–1956 |
  | A.E.F. Sandström | Sweden | 1949–1961 |
  | Georges Scelle | France | 1949–1960 |
  | Stephen M. Schwebel | United States | 1977–1980 |
  | Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor | Mexico | 1997–2005 |
  | César Sepúlveda Gutiérrez | Mexico | 1987–1991 |
  | José Sette Câmara | Brazil | 1970–1978 |
  | Jiuyong Shi | People's Republic of China | 1987–1993 |
  | Bruno Simma | Germany | 1997–2002 |
  | Ian Sinclair | United Kingdom | 1982–1986 |
  | Nagendra Singh | India | 1967–1972 |
  | Narinder Singh | India | 2007–2016 |
  | Luis Solari Tudela | Peru | 1987–1991 |
  | Jean Spiropoulos | Greece | 1949–1957 |
  | Constantin A. Stavropoulos | Greece | 1982–1984 |
  | Sompong Sucharitkul | Thailand | 1977–1986 |
  | Alberto Szekely | Mexico | 1992–1996 |
  | Abdul Hakim Tabibi | Afghanistan | 1962–1981 |
  | Arnold J. P. Tammes | Netherlands | 1967–1976 |
  | Doudou Thiam | Senegal | 1970–1999 |
  | Peter Tomka | Slovakia | 1999–2002 |
  | Christian Tomuschat | West Germany | 1985–1996 |
  | Senjin Tsuruoka | Japan | 1961–1981 |
  | Grigory I. Tunkin | Soviet Union | 1957–1966 |
  | Nikolai A. Ushakov | Soviet Union | 1967–1986 |
  | Endre Ustor | Hungary | 1967–1976 |
  | Sir Francis Vallat | United Kingdom | 1973–1981 |
  | Edmundo Vargas Carreño | Chile | 1992–1996 2007–2011 |
  | Stephen C. Vasciannie | Jamaica | 2007–2011 |
  | Alfred Verdross | Austria | 1957–1966 |
  | Vladlen Vereshchetin | Russia | 1992–1994 |
  | Stephen Verosta | Austria | 1977–1981 |
  | Francisco Villagrán Kramer | Guatemala | 1992–1996 |
  | Humphrey Waldock | United Kingdom | 1961–1972 |
  | Nugroho Wisnumurti | Indonesia | 2007–2016 |
  | Xue Hanqin | People's Republic of China | 2002–2010 |
  | Chusei Yamada | Japan | 1992–2008 |
  | Alexander Yankov | Bulgaria | 1977–1996 |
  | Mustafa Kamil Yasseen | Iraq | 1960–1976 |
  | Jesús María Yepes | Colombia | 1949–1953 |
  | Kisaburo Yokota | Japan | 1957–1960 |
  | Jaroslav Zourek | Czechoslovakia | 1949–1961 |
  