Meeting of States Parties
Thirty-third meeting
New York, 18 February 2014
Item 5 of the provisional agenda
Election, in accordance with articles 28-34 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, of one member of the Human Rights Committee to fill a vacancy for a te rm expiring on 31 December 2014
Election of one member of the Human Rights Committee to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Iulia Antoanella Motoc (Romania), whose term was to expire on 31 December 2014
Note by the Secretary-General
In conformity with article 34 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the thirty-third meeting of States parties to the Covenant will be convened by the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters on 18 February 2014, for the purpose of electing one member of the Human Rights Committee from a list of persons nominated by States parties (annex I) to replace the member who has resigned from the Human Rights Committee.
In a letter dated 14 October 2013, Iulia Antoanella Motoc, who was re-elected at the twenty-ninth meeting of States parties to the Covenant held on 2 September 2010, for a term that was to expire on 31 December 2014, submitted her resignation from the Committee effective from 4 November 2013. In a letter dated 19 November 2013, the Chair of the Human Rights Committee informed the Secretary-General accordingly.
Pursuant to article 33, paragraph 2, and article 34, paragraph 1, of the Covenant, the Secretary-General declared the seat of Iulia Antoanella Motoc vacant from the date on which the resignation took effect.
By a note verbale of 22 November 2013, the States parties to the Covenant were invited to submit nominations by 22 January 2014 for the purpose of filling the vacancy for a term expiring on 31 December 2014.
Annex I contains the list of candidates in alphabetical order. Annex II contains the curricula vitae of the candidates whose nominations were received by the secretariat by 22 January 2014. Any nominations received after that date will be issued as addenda to the present document.
Annex I
List of candidates nominated by States parties
IvanaJelicMontenegro
MaratSarsembayevKazakhstan
Andrei PaulZlătescuRomania
Annex II
Curricula vitae of candidates *
Ivana JELIC (Montenegro)
Date and place of birth: 17 March 1975, Podgorica , Montenegro
Working languages: English, French, Italian and German (basic)
Current position/function:
Chair in international human rights law, University of Montenegro Law School (2013–present); Member of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, Council of Europe, Strasbourg (2012–present); Vice-President of the Montenegrin Lawyers’ Association, in charge of international and human rights law (2008–2012 and re-elected in 2013).
Main professional activities:
Law Officer, International Committee of the Red Cross mission in Montenegro (1999–2001); teaching assistant, University of Montenegro Law School, (2001–2007);
Research fellow at the Human Rights Centre of the University of Montenegro (2001–2007);
International legal clinic coordinator, University of Montenegro Law School, (2005–present);
Assistant Professor of public international law and human rights law, University of Montenegro Law School (2008–2012); Professor of public international law and human rights law, University of Montenegro Law School, (2013–present), Adjunct Professor in public international law and human rights law, University of Montenegro Faculty of Political Science, (2008–present); Member of the Steering Committee for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (2008–2012) and visiting professor at several foreign universities (2008).
Educational background:
Academic Degrees: BA in Law (cum laude), University of Montenegro Law School, 1998;
LLM. in public international law and human rights (cum laude), University of Belgrade,
Law School, 2004; PhD in public international law (cum laude), University of Belgrade,
Law School, 2007.
Specializations: University of California Berkeley, Boalt Law School, 2004–5; Hague Academy of International Law, 2006; United Nations international law seminar, Geneva, 2008.
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned:
Expert member of various Council of Europe bodies in the field of human rights protection, as of 2008; Legal Counsel at the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights (2007–2012); member of the State Prosecutor’s Council (2008–2012); member of the Court of Honour of the University of Montenegro (2012–present); coach of student teams for international moot court competitions in international human rights and humanitarian law (coach of the 2007 winning team of international humanitarian law international competition in Sarajevo); legal expert in projects funded by the European Union and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on technical assistance in the rule of law and democracy (2010–2012); Deputy Director of Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights (2013–2016, joint project of the Ludvig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights in Vienna, University of Montenegro and University of Vienna); and since 2012 providing pro bono human rights legal aid to individuals in need.
List of most recent publications in the field:
Human Rights and Multiculturalism (University of Montenegro Press, Podgorica, 2013).
“Minority rights protection and majority/minority relations in Montenegro” in Challenge of Multiculturalism, M. Podunavac, ed., (H. Boell Foundation, Belgrade, 2012).
“Rule of law and human rights protection in a multicultural State of the Western Balkans”, in Rule of Law, HR and EU, N-J. Heintze and others, eds., (SEELS, GIZ GmbH, 2012, Skopje).
Novelty in the Politics of Human Rights Protection: Accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights, (CIVIS, Podgorica, 2012)
“Right to property v. environmental protection: a Montenegro perspective” in International Environmental Law: Contemporary Concerns and Challenges, V. Sancin, ed., (Ljubljana, 2012).
Marat SARSEMBAYEV (Kazakhstan)
Date and place of birth: 15 December 1947, Kazakhstan (Almaty Region).
Working languages: English and Russian.
Current position/function:
Member of the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan, responsible for implementation of electoral human rights within Kazakhstan, observer of implementation of electoral human rights during elections in foreign countries.
Expert of the Human Rights Commission of the President of Kazakhstan.
Member of the consultative body on the human dimension in human rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Doctor of law,Professor of international human rights law.
Main professional activities:
Assistant, AssistantProfessor and Professor of international law, Dean of the Law Faculty of the Kazakh State University, Head of the Chair of international law including human rights, 1973–2000.
Member of the Commission on Human Rights ofthe Presidentof Kazakhstan, 1997–1998.
President of “Daneker”University of International Law and Business, 1997–2002.
Dean of the Law Faculty, Professor (conducting lectures on international human rights law in English) at L.N.GumilevEurasianNationalUniversity, 2002–2005.
Head of Department for International Relations (including international law of electoral human rights), member of the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan, 2005–present.
Personal representative of the Chairman-in-office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on election issues, electoral human rights, January–December 2010.
Member of the dissertation jury on international law of the Law Faculty of the University of Paris12, 2011.
Member of the Human Rights Committee, January–December 2012.
Educational background:
Law Faculty of the Kazakh State University, 1966–1973 (with honours).
Faculty of English of Almaty Institute (University) of Foreign Languages, 1965–1969 (also with honours).
Doctor of laws, Department of International Law of the State and Law Institute of the RussianAcademy of Sciences, 1994.
Candidate of laws, Chair of international law, Moscow Institute (University) for International Relations, 1978.
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned:
Member of the Commission of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic on defence of human rights of the Kazakh youth after suppression of their demonstrations in December 1986 against the appointment of an improper head of the Republic by the federal centre of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1990.
Expert on the Board of the National Human Rights Ombudsman of Kazakhstan, 2003–2008.
Expert of the Commission on Human Rights of the President of Kazakhstan, 2012–2014.
List of most recent publications in the field:
Publication of 417 research works on human rights in 12 language including:
Human Rights, (Almaty, Kazakhstan, Science, 1999).
“Human rights”, in International Law, (Almaty, Jety Jargy, 2009).
“Interaction of the Ombudsman, national State bodies and civil society in the light of the Paris Principles”, Bulletin of the Ombudsman on Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, issue No. 1 (22) (2011)
“A differentiated approach, standards – international” (on the Human Rights Committee), Kazakhstan skaya Pravda , 11 May 2012.
“Constitutional and international legal framework of civil and political rights in Kazakhstan”, in Constitutional Legality – the Basis of Law and Individual L iberty (Astana, L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University, 2012).
“Problems on bringing the national legislation in the sphere of human rights in accordance to the accepted international commitments and international standards”, in Implementation of Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan by Me ans of International Instruments (Astana, SI Institute of Legislation of the Rеpublic of Kazakhstan, 2011).
“The right to elect and to be elected”, Kazakhstanskaya Pravda, 24 May 2011.
International L aw in the History of Kazakhstan and Middle Asia , including Human Rights (Astana, Foliant, 2011).
“Religious extremism is incompatible with human rights”,Chelovek i Zakon(“Human Being and Law”), 1 December 2011.
“Cоmment on article 7”, Cоmments on the Law of the Rеpublic of Каzа khstan o n the State Gu а r а ntees of the Equal Rights and Equal Possibilities of Men and Women,М.А.Sаrsеmbayev and N.N.Тuretskiy, eds.(Nаtional Cоmmission оn the Deals of Women and Family-Dеmоgrаphic Pоlicy ofthe Prеsidеnt ofКаzаkhstan, 2011).
“On the road to service State”, Kazakhstanskaya Pravda,30 May 2012.
“Civil and political rights – to the level of standards of the International Covenant”, Chelovek i Zakon,29 May 2012.
“Сounteraction to torture within the law”, Legal Newspaper, 17 May 2012.
“Election of local authorities: issues of legislative regulation”, in Election and Other Forms of Direct Democracy in Local Sel f- government: Modernization, Efficiency and Responsibility, V.V.Polyanskiy and V.E.Volkov, eds. (Samara, Russian Federation, Samara University Publishing House, 2012).
“Demoсratic development of the electoral process in the Republic of Kazakhstan”, in Legal Literacy of the Ele c torat e – an Important Factor in the Democratic Developme nt of the Kazakhstan Electoral System and in the Activity of Voter s , M.A.Sarsembayev, ed. (Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, 2012).
“Rights of liberty and the security of persons: international sight and as understood in Kazakhstan”, contribution to a general discussion on the preparation for a general comment on article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, available from http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CCPR/Pages/GConArticle9OtherContributions.aspx.
“Human rights and the United Nations Human Rights Committee”, Astana Times,10 December 2012.
“Correlation of the human rights in Kazakhstan’s constitution and in the international legal system”, in a compendium, The Constitution – the Basis of Social Modernization of Society and the State , (Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, 2012).
“How more effectively to combat torture, promote women’s rights: the answers to these questions were sought at the Geneva seminar”, Chelovek i Zakon, 27 December 2012.
“Rights and duties of international election observers in the legislation of Kazakhstan, in the OSCE space and its instruments (correlation and comparative analysis)”, in a compendium, Rights and Duties of Election Observers : the Kazakhstan and International Experience, (Central Election Commission, Astana, 2012).
Submission to the Forum on Business and Human Rights, “Principes directeurs de l’ONU de 2011 et leur mise en œuvre via les normes humanitaires et les normes réglementaires dans le domaine des affaires de la République du Kazakhstan, available from http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Business/Pages/ForumSubmissions.aspx.
“Economic human rights in Kazakhstan in the light of international law”, in a collection of contributions, Human Rights as the Highest Achievement of Mankind (conferences on 2 December 2011, Astana and at the Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow, 2012).
“Cooperation of United Nations agencies, the CIS region and Kazakhstan on human rights, including their use in business”, in a compendium, Social and Legal Modernization - a Key Priority of the Development of Kazakhstan ’ s Society (D.A. Kunaev University, Astana, 2012).
“Ensuring the right of access to the public and judicial information as an international obligation of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, in a compendium, Simple and Clear on the Right to Freedom of Information , proceedings of a round table on “Access to information: the implementation of constitutional law in the interests of civil society” (2013).
“Do the conventions of the International Labour Organization need to be improved?” Kazakh Civilization, No. 1 (50) (2013).
“Kazakhstan: to the practical heights of international law”, Law and State, No. 2 (58) (2013).
“Judicial mechanisms for the protection of human rights in the field of entrepreneurship based on the United Nations Guiding Principles”, proceedings of an international expert conference, “The realization in Kazakhstan of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: the Framework Convention of the United Nations ‘Protect, respect and remedy’”, Almaty, 2013.
“Human rights in Kazakhstan – from Eurasianship to world community”, Chelovek i Zakon, 12 December 2013.
“Law – normative future of Kazakhstan”, proceedings of an international scientific-practical conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Legislation of Kazakhstan, Astana, 31 May 2013.
“Election of rural akims (mayors) contributes to the development of local government and civil society”, Miras, No. 3 (27) (2013).
“Sixty-five years of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and Kazakhstan`s contributions”, Astana Times, 25 December 2013.
Two contributions, “Implementation by the Republic of Kazakhstan of the OSCE international obligations on the management of the country and the electoral rights of a human being and a citizen” and “Documents of the United Nations and OSCE governing international supervision of the implementation of the electoral rights of a human being and a citizen in the elections” in Electoral Human Rights of a Human Being and a Citizen in Domestic and International Election Observation,(Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, 2013).
Andrei Paul ZLĂTESCU
Date and place of birth: 12 May 1966, Bucharest , Romania
Working languages: English, Spanish, French
Current position/function:
2013–present: Academic Programme Coordinator, European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratization, Venice – European Master’s of the Human Rights and Democratization Programme for Romania.
2013–present: Associate Professor, School of Doctoral Studies, Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest.
Teaches courses in human rights, community studies and the history of political ideas.
Main professional activities:
2010–2013: Professor, Fanshawe College, School of Language and Liberal Arts, London, Ontario, Canada.
2013: Course developer, Cross-Cultural Learning Centre, international credential course on Canada’s civic culture and human rights, developed for the Colombian Association of Higher Education, London, Ontario.
2010–2011: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.
2003–2010: Instructor, culture and values, Faculty of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
2002: Communication and media coordinator, Centre Education 2000+, a non-governmental organization (member of George Soros Open Network), Romania.
2001–2002: Instructor/curriculum development officer, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Centro de educación continua, Centro de estudios para la comunidad, Quito.
1996–1998: Teaching assistant, programme in western humanities, Faculty of Modern Languages and Literature, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.
1990: Press Officer, UNITER, Bucharest.
Educational background:
2008: PhD, comparative literature (subfield: history of political ideas), Department of Comparative Literature, Office of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Alberta, Canada.
2007–2008: PhD, ABD student, University of Alberta (transferred from University of Toronto, Centre for Comparative Literature).
2003–2004 University teaching certificate, graduate and post-degree programmes, University of Calgary.
1998–2004: PhD candidate, University of Toronto, Canada.
1996–1998: MA, comparative literature, University of Western Ontario, Canada.
1993: Diploma of advanced studies, critical theory, foreign languages and literature, English and Romanian literature, University of Bucharest.
1992: BA, combined degree in literature, linguistics and teaching, Faculty of Modern Languages, University of Bucharest.
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned:
2013–present: Editorial Director, Culture of Human Rights Collect ion (Editura Publica, Bucharest).
2013–2014: Academic incubation coordinator, interdisciplinary Master of human rights, University of Bucharest, in collaboration with Romani CRISS (Centre for Social Intervention and Studies) with a focus on the Roma community.
2010: Instructor, academic field course in Ecuador, Faculty of Communication and Culture and Centre for International Studies and Study Abroad, University of Calgary.
2010: Volunteer coordination, Internet Radio Fundacion Familia, Cuenca, Ecuador.
2010: Volunteer coordination, community schools, Puerto Loco, Union Venecia, Ecuador.
2008–2009: Editor, Aici Romania community magazine, Calgary.
2003: Holocaust commemoration with the presence of Holocaust survivors in Calgary, Faculty of Communication and Culture, Calgary.
List of the most recent publications in the field:
“La principe de la reconnaissance dans le droit international et la minorité Roma”, in Le principe de la reconnaissance dans le droit international public et privé, Emmanuelle Jouannet, ed. (forthcoming).
“Moldova at the European Court of Human Rights”, The Impact of the European Convention of Human Rights on Democrati zation in Central and Eastern Europe (forthcoming).
“What place for traditional justice?”, European Society of International Law Proceedings (forthcoming).
Shakespeare’s Age and t he Elizabethan World (Editura Publica, Bucharest, 2013).
Prospero’s Planet. Human Rights, Community, and Ethnicity in Latin America (Editura Publica, Bucharest, 2013).
Initiator, scholarly coordination for “Ecuador’s local communities and globalization”, student colloquium organized in association with Universidad San Francisco de Quito, August 2010.
Organizer, “Andean communities in transition”, round table with local community leaders in the Ecuadorian Andes, Hosteria Achik Wasi, Saraguro, Loja.
“Community theory at the crossroads. Ecuador’s cultural ecologies and globalization”, interdisciplinary course pack, June 2010, University of Calgary bookstore.
Peer mentorship in general studies courses, culture and values presentation at the Faculty of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary, April 2010.