UNITED NATIONS General Assembly INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION Forty-second session Geneva, 1 May-20 July 1990 u:-.1 1.:bLi· Distr. GENERAL A/CN.4/433/Add.l 23 May 1990 ENGLISH Original: FRENCH FILLING OF A CASUAL VACANCY IN THE COMMISSION Note by the Secretariat Addendum I. CANDIDATURE The following nomination has been submitted for the seat which became vacant following the death of Professor Paul Reuter (France) on 29 April 1990. GE.90-61259/1929B A A/CN.4/433/Add.l page 2 II. CURRICU1tr1 VITAE OF THE CANDIDATE Alan PELLET (France) Born on 2 January 1947, Paris, 16th arrondissement Married, 4 children Address: 16, avenue Alphonse de Neuville 92380 Garches (France) Agrege of the Faculties of Law [Original: French] Professor at the University of Paris-Nord and at the University of Paris X-Nanterre Academic qualifications Bachelor of laws (public law) (1968 -Faculty of Law and Economics, Paris) Diploma of the Institute of Political Studies, Paris (Sciences-Fa) (1968 - public service section) Auditor at the Academy of International Law, The Hague (public international law courses, 1967, 1969 and 1971) Diploma of advanced studies in public law (1969 -Faculty of Law and Economics, Paris) Diploma of advanced studies in political science (1969 -Faculty of Law and Economics, Paris) State Doctorate in public law (1974 -University of Law, Economics and Social Sciences, Paris) Agregation in public law and political science (1974) Foreign languages: English: Italian: read and speak (well), write read and speak (poorly) Assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Economics, Paris, and at the University of Law, Economics and Social Sciences, Paris, from 1968 to 1974 At the University of Constantine (Algeria), from 1975 to 1977, Agrege Lecturer in public law, seconded by the University of Paris-Nord under the civilian cultural co-operation scheme Courses given: A/CN.4/433/Add.l page 3 International development law (degree course, fourth year) Petroleum law (degree course, fourth year) 
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The text appears to be related to international law and academia, with the candidate being a professor at two universities and having a background in public law and political science. The mention of courses given, such as international development law and petroleum law, suggests a focus on legal aspects of economic development and natural resources.

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International law, Natural resources and environment