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Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
(CLCS)
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| Members of the Commission | Officers of the Commission | Subsidiary bodies | Privileges and immunities of the members of the Commission |
Members of the
CommissionIn accordance with the provisions of article 2 of Annex II to the Convention, "the Commission shall consist of twenty-one members who shall be experts in the field of geology, geophysics or hydrography, elected by States Parties to the Convention from among their nationals, having due regard to the need to ensure equitable geographical representation, who shall serve in their personal capacities".
On 14 and 15 June 2007, the Seventeenth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea elected 21 members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf for a term of five years, commencing from 16 June 2007. These members are:
MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF |
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(elected on 14 and 15 June 2007 for a term of five years (2007 - 2012), commencing from 16 June 2007 |
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| Name | Nationality |
| [Albuquerque, Alexandre Tagore Medeiros de - passed away on 29 March 2012]* | (Brazil) |
| Astiz, Osvaldo Pedro | (Argentina) |
| Awosika, Lawrence Folajimi | (Nigeria) |
| Brekke, Harald | (Norway) |
| Carrera Hurtado, Galo | (Mexico) |
| Charles, Francis L. | (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| Croker, Peter F. | (Ireland) |
| Fagoonee, Indurlall | (Mauritius) |
| German, Mihai Silviu | (Romania) |
| Jaafar, Abu Bakar | (Malaysia) |
| Jaoshvili, George | (Georgia) |
| Kalngui, Emmanuel | (Cameroon) |
| Kazmin, Yuri Borisovitch | (Russian Federation) |
| Lu, Wenzheng | (China) |
| Oduro, Isaac Owusu | (Ghana) |
| Park, Yong-Ahn | (Republic of Korea) |
| Pimentel, Fernando Manuel Maia | (Portugal) |
| Rajan, Sivaramakrishnan | (India) |
| Rosette, Michael Anselme Marc | (Seychelles) |
| Symonds, Philip Alexander | (Australia) |
| [Tamaki, Kensaku - passed away on 5 April 2011]* | (Japan) |
| Urabe, Tetsuro [elected on 11 August 2011 for the remainder of Mr. Tamaki's term of office] | (Japan) |
| Note: The curricula vitae of the candidates have been circulated in document SPLOS/151. | |
Officers of the CommissionChairman: Galo Carrera Hurtado (elected on 9 April 2012 for the rest of Mr. Albuquerque's term of office)
Vice-Chairmen: Lawrence Folajimi Awosika, Harald Brekke, Yuri Borisovitch Kazmin, Yong-Ahn Park.
At its twentieth session, the Commission appointed Messrs. Astiz, Croker, Kazmin, Rosette and [Tamaki]* to the Committee on Confidentiality. The Committee elected Mr. Croker as Chairman and Messrs. Rosette and [Tamaki]* as Vice-Chairmen. At its twenty-eighth session, the Commission appointed Mr. Urabe as member of the Committee.
At its twentieth session, the Commission appointed Messrs. Charles, German, Kalngui, Rajan and Symonds to the Standing Committee on provision of scientific and technical advice to coastal States. The Committee elected Mr. Symonds as Chairman and Messrs. Kalngui and Rajan as Vice-Chairmen.
The Editorial Committee has open-ended membership. Nevertheless, at its twentieth session, the Commission decided that Messrs. [Albuquerque]*, Astiz, Awosika, Carrera, Charles, Croker, Jaafar, Kalngui, Kazmin, Lu, Oduro, Park, Rajan and Rosette would form the core group of the Editorial Committee. The Committee elected Mr. Jaafar as Chairman and Messrs. Croker and Rajan as Vice-Chairmen.
The Training Committee has open-ended membership. Nevertheless, at its twentieth session, the Commission decided that Messrs. Awosika, Brekke, Carrera, Charles, German, Kalngui, Oduro, Park, Rosette and [Tamaki]* would form the core group of the Training Committee. The Committee elected Mr. Carrera as Chairman and Messrs. Oduro and Park as Vice-Chairmen.
Privileges and immunities of the members of the
Commission
The requested legal opinion was provided in a letter dated 11 March 1998 from the Legal Counsel addressed to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS/5), which states that "by established precedent in respect of similar treaty organs, the members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf can be considered to be experts on mission covered by article VI of the General Convention [on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations]". Thus the issue of the status of the members of the Commission was resolved positively by equating their status with that of experts on mission in accordance with one of the basic legal instruments of the United Nations.
Former memberships of the Commission
* Passed away.
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