Question: Who was recently elected as the first Indian woman judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), a United Nations judicial body dealing with disputes related to sea law?
(a) Ruchira Kamboj
(b) Neeru Chadha
(c) Nirupama Rao
(d) Meena Chadha
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- On June 14, 2017, renowned law expert Neeru Chadha was elected as the first Indian woman judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
- Her tenure to this post will be of 9 years.
- It is worth mentioning that the ITLOS is a United Nations judicial body dealing with disputes related to the sea-related international law.
- Neeru Chadha was the only candidate from the Asia Pacific group, who was elected in the first round of voting.
- She got 120 votes which is the highest in the Asia Pacific group.
- Neeru Chadha was also the first Indian woman to become Chief Legal Advisor to the Ministry of External Affairs.
- It is worth mentioning that this year; Justice P. Chandrasekhar Rao had completed his second 9-year tenure in ITLOS.
- He was also the President of the Tribunal till 1999-2002.
- This 21-member tribunal was established in the year 1996.
- Its center is in Hamburg, Germany.
- Presently Justice Vladimir Golitsyn is the President of this tribunal.
Related Links:-
http://aajtak.intoday.in/story/neeru-chadha-becomes-1st-indian-woman-as-member-of-itlos-1-935612.html
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/neeru-chadha-becomes-first-indian-woman-to-become-member-of-itlos-4704991/
https://www.itlos.org/the-tribunal/members/judge-p-chandrasekhara-rao/