List of Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the CAHDI
Chair of the CAHDI 2021-2022
Ms Alina Orosan (Romania)
Director General for Legal Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Romania
Vice-Chair : Mr Helmut Tichy (Austria)
Statement of Ms Alina OROSAN at the 1449th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 23 November 2022 (bilingual).
Statement of Ms Alina OROSAN at the 1416th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 3 November 2021 (bilingual).
Chair of the CAHDI 2019-2020
Mr Petr Válek (Czech republic)
Director of the International Law Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Czech Republic
Vice-Chair : Ms Alina Orosan (Roumania)
Statement of Mr Petr VÁLEK at the 1391th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 8 December 2020
Statement of Mr Petr VÁLEK at the 58th Annual Session of the AALCO, 21-25 October 2019
Chair of the CAHDI 2017-2018
Ms Päivi Kaukoranta (Finland)
Director General of the Legal Service at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Vice-Chair: Mr Petr Válek (Czech Republic)
Statement of Ms Päivi Kaukoranta at the 1289th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 14th June 2017
Chair of the CAHDI 2015-2016
Mr Paul Rietjens (Belgium)
Director-General of Legal Affairs, Federal Public Service for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Co-operation
Vice-Chair: Ms Päivi Kaukoranta (Finland)
Statement of Mr Rietjens at the 68th Session of the International Law Commission on 7 July 2016 (French only)
Statement of Mr Rietjens at the 1260th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 15 June 2016 (French only)
Statement of Mr Rietjens at the 67th Session of the International Law Commission on 10 July 2015 (French only)
Statement of Mr Rietjens at the 1232nd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 1st July 2015 (French only)
Chair of the CAHDI 2013-2014
Ms Liesbeth Linjzaad (The Netherlands)
Vice-Chair: Mr Paul Rietjens (Belgium)
Statement of Ms Linjzaad at the 66th Session of the International Law Commission on 16 July 2014
Statement of Ms Linjzaad at the 1202nd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 11 June 2014
Statement of Ms Linjzaad at the 65th Session of the International Law Commission on 10 July 2013
Statement of Ms Linjzaad at the 1171st meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 29 May 2013
Chair of the CAHDI 2011-2012
Ms Edwige Belliard (France)
Vice-Chair: Ms Concepción Escobar Hernàndez (Spain)
Statement of Ms Belliard at the 64th Session of the International Law Commission on 4 July 2012 (French only)
Statement of Ms Belliard at the 1145th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 13 June 2012 (French only)
Statement of Ms Belliard at the 63rd Session of the International Law Commission on 8 July 2011 (French only)
Statement of Ms Belliard at the 1118th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on 6 July 2011 (French only)
Chair of the CAHDI 2009-2010
Mr Rolf Einar Fife (Norway)
Vice-Chair : Ms Edwige Belliard (France)
Chair of the CAHDI 2007-2008
Sir Michael Wood (United Kingdom)
Vice-Chair: Mr Rolf Einar Fife (Norway)
Chair of the CAHDI 2005-2006
Ms Phani Dascalopoulou-Livada (Greece)
Vice-Chair : Sir Micheal Wood (United Kingdom)
Chair of the CAHDI 2003-2004
Mr Nicolas Michel (Switzerland)
Vice-Chair : Ms Phani Dascalopoulou-Livada (Greece)
Chair of the CAHDI 2001-2002
Mr Peter Tomka (Slovak Republic)
Vice-Chair : Mr Nicolas Michel (Switzerland)
Chair of the CAHDI 1999-2000
Mr Reinhard Hilger (Germany)
Vice-Chair : Mr Peter Tomka (Slovak Republic)
Chair of the CAHDI 1997-1998
Mr Gyorgy Szenasi (Hungary)
Vice-Chair : Mr Lucius Caflisch (Switzerland)
Chair of the CAHDI 1995-1996
Mr Adriaan Bos (The Netherlands)
Vice-Chair : Mr Gyorgy Szenasi (Hungary)
Chair of the CAHDI 1993-1994
Mr Jean-Pierre Puissochet (France)
Vice-Chair : Mr Adriaan Bos (The Netherlands)
Chair of the CAHDI 1992
Mr Hans Corell (Sweden)
Vice-Chair : Mr Jean-Pierre Puissochet (France)
Chair of the CAHDI 1991-1992
Mr Helmut Türk (Austria)
Vice-Chairt : Mr Hans Corell (Sweden)
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