Professor Charles C. Jalloh, a member of the ILC and strong advocate of informal engagements with the UN member states to promote greater understanding of the work of the ILC and the place of international law in advancing the international rule of law, was an invited speaker for several substantive panels on a wide range of international law topics.
The first, on October 26, 2021, was co-convened by the Permanent Missions of Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland to the UN on the occasion of the launching of the report of the Council of Advisers’ Report on the Application of the International Criminal Court Statute to Cyberwarfare.
The second event, on October 27, 2021, was on International Law Responses to Global Environmental Challenges: A Panel Discussion, co-organized by the Permanent Missions of New Zealand and Sierra Leone to the UN. Professor Jalloh spoke on the topic: “Ecocide: A Name without a Crime or a Crime without a Name?”
The third event, on The Work and Working Methods of the International Law Commission, was co-organised by the Permanent Missions of Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Portugal, Sierra Leone and Turkey to the UN. Professor Jalloh spoke about his experience on the ILC and his proposals for improvements to its transparency and working methods.
The final event, on Why it is Urgent to Register and Publish Maritime Zone Information in View of Rising Seas, was organised by the Permanent Observers of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) to the UN. Professor Jalloh addressed the importance of strengthening global cooperation at all levels in order to address the issue of sea level rise under international law for all states, especially for small island developing and coastal states in the Global South in the Americas, Africa and Asia.
In the second week, of the member state debate of the ILC’s 2021 report, Professor Jalloh spoke on two additional panels on past and future topics of the ILC co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Argentina, Cyprus, Kenya and Sierra Leone to the UN on the importance of the ILC in the development of international law co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Chile, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Sierra Leone and Thailand.
An award-winning scholar for his research, including the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Public International Law (2018-2019) and the FIU Real Triumphs Faculty Award (2021), Professor Jalloh’s contributions to the codification of international law has been recognized through his nomination by Sierra Leone for re-election to a second term (2023-2027) on the ILC with co-nominations by the governments of Chile and New Zealand and the endorsement of the 55-member state African Union. His colleagues in the ILC have also recognized his contributions through election to leadership positions such as Chairperson of the Drafting Committee (2018) and General Rapporteur (2019).