Kenyan Professor Elected to International Law Commission

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Kenya’s nominee for the International Law Commission (ILC) Phoebe Okowa made history by becoming the first African woman to be elected to the United Nations organization.

In a vote held by the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, 12th Prof Phoebe Okowa received 162 votes.

She will now serve as a member of the commission for a five-year term from 2023 to 2027

“I am profoundly grateful to member states for their confidence in me. Throughout the campaign experience I have remained conscious that the ILC is a subsidiary organ of the UN that is at its costs effective working in collaboration with the sixth committee,” she said in a statement.

“I look forward to working with the other members of the commission and those on the sixth committee as the commission continues its vital work in responding to the defining challenges of our generation.”

The International Law Commission (ILC) is a body of experts responsible for helping develop and codify international law

It is composed of 34 individuals recognized for their expertise and qualifications in international law, who are elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) every five years.

Prof Okowa, a professor of public international law at Queen Mary University in London has been a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.

She has taught and conducted research in public international law for more than 25 years at several universities throughout the world.

Prof Okowa graduated with a Bachelor of Law (LLB) Degree, First Class Honours from the University of Nairobi.

She proceeded to the University of Oxford for Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) Degree and completed her Doctoral studies (PhD) at Oxford.

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