Who has become the first Indian woman to be elected as judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)?
[A] Nirmila Randhawat
[B] Aniruddha Rajput
[C] Neeru Chadha
[D] Nidhi Bhandari
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Correct Answer: C [Neeru Chadha]
Notes:
Dr. Neeru Chadha has become the first Indian woman to be elected as the judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for a nine-year term from 2017 to 2026. She got most of the votes in Asia Pacific Group. With this election, Dr. Chadha has also become the first Indian woman to occupy a top UN position, after Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, who served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Hamburg-based ITLOS, established in 1996, is one of dispute settlement mechanisms under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that entered into force in 1994.
