# List of members of the International Law Commission

The United Nations' International Law Commission is composed of 34 elected members:

## Current members

(for 2023–2027)
| Carlos J. Argüello Gómez | Nicaragua | 2017– |
| Bogdan Aurescu | Romania | 2017– |
| Yacouba Cissé | Côte d’Ivoire | 2017– |
| Patrícia Galvão Teles | Portugal | 2017– |
| Claudio Grossman Guiloff | Chile | 2017– |
| Huang Huikang | People's Republic of China | 2010– |
| Charles C. Jalloh | Sierra Leone | 2017– |
| Ahmed Laraba | Algeria | 2012– |
| Hong Thao Nguyen | Viet Nam | 2017– |
| Georg Nolte | Germany | 2007– |
| Nilüfer Oral | Turkey | 2017– |
| Hassan Ouazzani Chahdi | Morocco | 2017– |
| August Reinisch | Austria | 2017– |
| Juan José Ruda Santolaria | Peru | 2017– |
| Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez | Ecuador | 2007–2011 2013– |
| Evgeny Zagaynov | Russia | 2018– |
| Masahiko Asada | Japan | 2023- |
| Dapo Akande | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2023- |
| Ahmed Amin Fathalla | Egypt | 2023- |
| Rolf Einar Fife | Norway | 2023- |
| George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo | Brazil | 2023- |
| Keun-Gwan Lee | Republic of Korea | 2023- |
| Vilawan Mangklatanakul | Thailand | 2023- |
| Andreas D. Mavroyiannis | Cyprus | 2023- |
| Ivon Mingashang | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2023- |
| Giuseppe Nesi | Italy | 2023- |
| Phoebe Okowa | Kenya | 2023- |
| Mario Oyarzábal | Argentina | 2023- |
| Mārtiņš Paparinskis | Latvia | 2023- |
| Bimal N. Patel | India | 2023- |
| Penelope Ridings | New Zealand | 2023- |
| Alioune Sall | Senegal | 2023- |
| Louis Savadogo | Burkina Faso | 2023- |
| Munkh-Orgil Tsend | Mongolia | 2023- |

## Past members

| Sir Michael Wood | United Kingdom | 2008–2022 |
| Amos S. Wako | Kenya | 2007–2022 |
| Eduardo Valencia Ospina | Colombia | 2006–2022 |
| Dire D. Tladi | South Africa | 2012–2022 |
| Pavel Šturma | Czech Republic | 2012–2022 |
| Gilberto Vergne Saboia | Brazil | 2007–2022 |
| Aniruddha Rajput | India | 2017–2022 |
| Ernest Petric | Slovenia | 2007–2022 |
| Chris M. Peter | Tanzania | 2012–2022 |
| Ki Gab Park | Republic of Korea | 2012–2022 |
| Sean D. Murphy | United States | 2012–2022 |
| Shinya Murase | Japan | 2009–2022 |
| Marja Lehto | Finland | 2017–2022 |
| Mahmoud D. Hmoud | Jordan | 2007–2022 |
| Hussein A. Hassouna | Egypt | 2007–2022 |
| Juan Manuel Gómez-Robledo | Mexico | 2012–2022 |
| Concepción Escobar Hernández | Spain | 2011–2022 |
| Ali Mohsen Fetais Al-Marri | Qatar | 2002–2022 |
| 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 |