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Membership Chart

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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For the convenience of readers, we are listing here membership of United Nations organs for 1956. Dates in parentheses represent ends of terms; unless otherwise noted, the states serve through December 31 of the year listed.

Type
International Organizations: Summary of Activities: I. United Nations
Information
International Organization , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , February 1956 , pp. 49 - 53
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1956

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1 Elected October 14, 1955, by the General Assembly for two-year terms.

2 Elected December 20, 1955, by the General Assembly for a two-year term.

3 Elected October 20, 1955, by the General Assembly for a three-year term.

4 Re-elected October 20, 1955, by the General Assembly for a three-year term.

5 Terms of office in this Commission were lengthened from three years to four years on August 5, 1955, by a decision of ECOSOC.

6 Elected May 26, 1955, by ECOSOC for four-year terms.

7 Re-elected May 26, 1955, by ECOSOC for four-year terms.

8 Elected May 26, 1955, by ECOSOC for three-year terms.

9 Re-elected May 26, 1955, by ECOSOC for threeyear terms.

10 Canada, China, France, India, Peru, Turkey, USSR, United Kingdom, United States and Yugoslavia were re-elected in August 1949, by ECOSOC “until such time as they might be replaced by decision of the Council”.

11 Established on July 5, 1954, by ECOSOC.

12 Elected November 5, 1954, by ECOSOC for two year terms.

13 Elected November 5, 1954, by ECOSOC for three year terms.

14 Elected November 5, 1954, by ECOSOC for four-years terms.

15 Elected November 5, 1954, bt ECOSOC for a two-year term; inactive, For a discussion of United States reservations regarding the Commission, see International Organization, IX, p. 265.

16 Membership on regional commissions is not for any specified term of years. The question of continuing the commissions themselves is to be considered by ECOSOC periodically.

17 These countries automatically became members when they were admitted to the UN on December 14, 1955.

18 Admitted as a member December 15, 1955, by ECOSOC.

19 The Secretary-General was requested by ECOSOC on August 4, 1955, to authorize the Executive Secretary of ECLA to invite Spain to attend sessions of the Commission on a basis similar to that provided for UN members not members of the Commission.

20 Judges of the International Court serve in their individual capacities and not as representatives of their countries. Countries are listed for convenience in identification only. Terms of office expire on February 5 of the year listed.

21 The members listed were elected by the General Assembly at its eighth session, with the exception of Mr. Edmonds, who was elected by the Commission on June 28, 1954, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. John J. Parker and Mssrs. Fitzmaurice and Nervo who were elected by the Commission in May 1955 to fill vacancies caused by the appointment of Mssrs. Lauterpacht and Córdova to the International Court of Justice. Terms of office expire on December 31, 1957. Members serve in their individual capacities and not as representatives of their countries. Countries are listed for convenience in identification only.

22 Elected December 16, 1955, by the General Assembly for a three-year term to balance Italy, the new Administering Member.

23 Automatically became a member as a result of ad-mission to UN, December 14, 1955.