Mr Helmut TICHY, Chair of the CAHDI

Statement of Mr Helmut TICHY, Chair of the CAHDI, at the 1482nd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies on 29 November 2023

29 November 2023 Strasbourg, France

The Chair of the CAHDI, Mr Helmut TICHY, held an exchange of views with the Committee of Ministers on 29 November 2023. He provided the Ministers’ Deputies with an overview of the CAHDI’s activities during the past year as well as with an outlook on the priorities for its future work as...

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Mr Jörg POLAKIEWICZ, Director of Legal advice and Public international law (DLAPIL) of the Council of Europe

74th Session of ILC - Mr Jörg POLAKIEWICZ

13 July 2023 Geneva, Switzerland

Mr Jörg POLAKIEWICZ, Legal Adviser and Director of DLAPIL, held an exchange of views with the International Law Commission on the occasion of its 74th Session, in Geneva, on 13 July 2023. The full version of the presentation of Mr Jörg POLAKIEWICZ is available at the following link.  

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Mr Helmut TICHY, Chair of the CAHDI

74th Session of ILC - Mr Helmut TICHY

13 July 2023 Geneva, Switzerland

Mr Helmut TICHY, Chair of the CAHDI, presented the CAHDI’s activities at the 74th Session of the International Law Commission. The full version of the presentation of Mr Helmut TICHY is available at the following link.

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Statement of Ms Alina OROSAN, Chair of the CAHDI, at the 1449th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 23 November 2022

23 November 2022 Strasbourg, France

The Chair of the CAHDI, Ms Alina OROSAN, held an exchange of views with the Committee of Ministers on 23 November 2022. She provided the Ministers’ Deputies with an overview of the CAHDI’s activities during the past year as well as with an outlook on the priorities for its future work as...

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The CAHDI Contribution to the development of International Law

Interactive dialogue on the Role of Regional and International Codification Bodies in the Development of International Law

26 October 2022 New York

The Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA), in collaboration with the Office of Legal Counsel of the African Union Commission, invited Ms Alina OROSAN, Chair of the CAHDI, to participate to an interactive dialogue exploring the Role of Regional and International Codification...

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The CAHDI Chair participated at the 59th Annual Session of the AALCO

30 November 2021

The Chair of the CAHDI, Ms Alina Orosan, participated as an Observer at the 59th Annual Session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), which took place, in hybrid format, in Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China, on 29 November – 1 December 2021. Ms Orosan made a...

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Statement of Ms Alina OROSAN, Chair of the CAHDI, at the 1416th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 3 November 2021

3 November 2021 Strasbourg, France

The Chair of the CAHDI, Ms Alina OROSAN, held an exchange of views with the Committee of Ministers on 3 November 2021. She provided the Ministers’ Deputies with an overview of the CAHDI’s activities during the past year as well as with an outlook on the priorities for its future work as...

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Statement of Mr Petr VÁLEK, Chair of the CAHDI, at the 1391th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 8 December 2020

8 December 2020 Strasbourg, France

The Chair of the CAHDI, Mr Petr VÁLEK, held an exchange of views with the Committee of Ministers on 8 December 2020. He provided them an overview on the contribution of the CAHDI to the Council of Europe activities as well as the CAHDI contribution beyond the Council of Europe and its liaison...

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CAHDI Side-Event during UNGA Sixth Committee: “The CAHDI Contribution to the International Law Practice”

31 October 2019

On 31 October 2019, the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations in New York and the Council of Europe Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI) organised a side-event in the framework of the “International Law Week” of the UNGA Sixth Committee at the...

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The CAHDI Chair participated at the 58th Annual Session of the AALCO

21-25 October 2019

The Chair of the CAHDI, Mr Petr Válek, participated as an Observer at the Fifty-Eighth Annual Session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), which took place in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, on 21-25 October 2019. The CAHDI Chair made a statement during the...

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Statement of Mr. Pavel Šturma, Chair of the International Law Commission (ILC), at the 58th meeting of the CAHDI

26 September 2019

Mr Pavel Šturma provided the CAHDI experts with an overview of the Report of the 71st session (2019) of the International Law Commission. In this respect, he reviewed the different topics under consideration by the ILC, as well as their respective progress, in particular concerning the...

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Presentation of the new CAHDI publication “Immunities of Special Missions” by Sir Michael WOOD and Mr Andrew SANGER, during the 58th meeting of the CAHDI

27 September 2019 Strasbourg, France

Sir Michael Wood, member of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC) and former Chair of the CAHDI, together with Mr Andrew Sanger, Lecturer of the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge, prepared an analytical report on legislation and practice of member States of the Council...

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Statement of Mr Petr VÁLEK, Chair of the CAHDI, at the 1349th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 12th June 2019

12 June 2019 Strasbourg, France

The Chair of the CAHDI, Mr Petr VÁLEK, held an exchange of views with the Committee of Ministers on the 12th June 2019. He provided them an overview on the contribution of the CAHDI to the Council of Europe activities as well as the CAHDI contribution beyond the Council of Europe and its liaison...

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Statement of Mr Petr VÁLEK Chair of the CAHDI, at the 71st Session of the International Law Commission on 31 May 2019

31 May 2019 Geneva, Switzerland

The Chair of the CAHDI, Mr Petr VÁLEK, held an exchange of views with the International Law Commission (ILC) on the 31st of May 2019. The full version of the presentation is available at the following link.

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Special guest

Presentation of Ambassador Emil Ruffer, Chair of the Committee of Ministers’ Rapporteur Group on Legal Co-operation (GR-J), Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the Council of Europe

21 March 2019 Strasbourg, France

Ambassador Ruffer provided the CAHDI with an overview of the role and work of the Committee of Ministers’ Rapporteur Groups, in particular the one on Legal Co-operation (GR-J), which he chairs. He further presented the interaction between the work of the CAHDI and the GR-J, which reviews the...

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Special guest

Presentation of Judge Ivana Hrdličková, President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), during the 57th meeting of the CAHDI

21 March 2019 Strasbourg, France

The President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), Judge Ivana Hrdličková, provided the CAHDI experts with an overview of the role and functioning of the STL, as well as the main challenges faced by it. In her presentation, Judge Hrdličková recalled the historical background in which this...

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Special guest

Presentation of Mr Pavel Šturma, Vice-Chair of the International Law Commission (ILC), during the 56th meeting of the CAHDI

21 September 2018 Helsinki, Finland

Mr Pavel Šturma provided the CAHDI experts with an overview on the Report on the 70th session (2018) of the International Law Commission. In this respect, he reviewed the different topics of work of the ILC as well as their respective progress, in particular concerning the "Subsequent agreements...

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Special guest

Presentation of Mr Stephen Mathias, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, during the 56th meeting of the CAHDI

20 September 2018 Helsinki, Finland

Mr. Stephen Mathias provided the CAHDI with an overview of current issues being addressed by the UN Office of Legal Affairs. Mr. Mathias addressed the need, when establishing international criminal tribunals, to consider issues such as residual functions, long-term costs, and governance. He also...

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Statement of Ms Päivi Kaukoranta, Chair of the CAHDI, at the 70th Session of the International Law Commission on 19 July 2018

19 July 2018 Geneva, Switzerland

The Chair of the CAHDI, Ms Päivi Kaukoranta, held an exchange of views with the International Law Commission (ILC) on the 19th July 2018. The full version of the presentation of Ms Päivi Kaukoranta is available at the following link.

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Statement of Ms Päivi Kaukoranta, Chair of the CAHDI, at the 1319th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 13th June 2018

13 June 2018 Strasbourg, France

The Chair of the CAHDI, Ms Päivi Kaukoranta, held an exchange of views with the Committee of Ministers on the 13th June 2018. In particular Ms Kaukoranta informed the Ministers' Deputies on the participation in the CAHDI meeting of the Secretary General of the Asian African Legal Consultative...

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