UN Law Board Appoints Its 1st India Women In The Tribunal After Neeru Chandha’s Win In The Elections



An extraordinary win for Neeru Chadha at the UN, becomes the first Indian women on board.

Lawyer Nirmal Singh 3C Company talks about the significant win for India at the UN Judiciary. Chadha, an eminent lawyer is the first Indian woman to be appointed as a judge at the tribunal.
“International law expert Chadha’s in such a crucial election is really commendable.” Says Nirmal Singh 3C Company. Chadha won the elections as the chief legal adviser in the ministry of external affairs, Thursday (ITLOS) for a term of nine-year from 2017 to 2026.The UN judicial body deals with disputes related to the law of the sea.




Competing with three other candidates, it was sterling that she won the election in the first round itself. She won the elections after getting 120 votes, the highest in the Asia Pacific group and was elected in the first round of voting itself. The three other candidates then went for the second round of voting where the candidate from Indonesia got 58 votes, Lebanon 60 and Thailand 86. The election was held for a total of seven seats.

In appreciation of Chadha, Nirmal Singh 3C Company said that the win is both an admiration for the India’s position in the international law matters and her expertise as a lawyer, especially on the issues related to the law of the seas.
The tribunal consists of 21 independent members, each being highly recognized and admired for competence in the field of the law of sea.
The Hamburg-based ITLOS was established in 1996 under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that commenced in 1994.

Chadha has also served as an agent for the Indian government in the case of ‘maritime delimitation case’ with Bangladesh. She was also India's agent for the 2012 Italy case filed in ITLOS when two Italian mariners were accused of shooting two Indian fishermen off the coast in Kerela.
Holding law degrees including PhD in law from the University of Delhi and the University of Michigan, Chadha is only second woman to be the judge of ITLOS. Indian Jurist P Chandrasekhara Rao is also a judge at the tribunal since 1996.


This is not the end to the feathers on Chadha’s cap. She also the first woman chief legal adviser to the Indian government relating to the law of the sea involving interpretation of various provisions of the UNCLOS. She was also a part of the negotiations team in the case involving the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament with Marshall Islands.
 

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