The International Law Commission (ILC) was scheduled to hold its seventy-second session from April 27 to June 5 and from July 6 to August 7, 2020 in Geneva. 1 The COVID-19 pandemic, however, precluded the Commission members traveling to and meeting in Geneva. This short essay explains that it became necessary to postpone the session until 2021 and to address various collateral matters, including whether the current five-year terms of Commission members should be extended by one year, so as to conclude in 2022 instead.

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COVID-19 大流行对国际法委员会工作的影响

国际法委员会（ILC）原定于 2020 年 4 月 27 日至 6 月 5 日和 7 月 6 日至 8 月 7 日在日内瓦举行第七十二届会议。1 然而，COVID-19 大流行使委员会成员无法前往日内瓦并在日内瓦开会。这篇短文解释说，有必要将会议推迟到 2021 年，并解决各种附带问题，包括是否应将委员会成员目前的五年任期延长一年，以便在 2022 年结束。