ELECTION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 28 TO 32 OF THE

INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS

OF NINE MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

TO REPLACE THOSE WHOSE TERMS ARE DUE TO EXPIRE ON

31 DECEMBER 2002

Note by the Secretary-General

1. In accordance with articles 30, paragraph 4, and 32 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the twenty-first meeting of States parties to the Covenant will be convened by the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters on Monday, 9 September 2002.

2. The curricula vitae of 14 candidates received by 20 May 2002 are reproduced in document CCPR/SP/58.

3. The present document contains the biographical data of one further candidate, received after 20 May 2002.

GE.02-43125 (E) 110702

Ms. Lada A. Pavlikovska (Ukraine)

Born:	12 January 1961

Education:	National University of Kiev (Ukraine)

Mother tongue:	Ukrainian

Foreign languages:	Russian, English

Current position

2002-present time	Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice

Professional experience

1996-1999	Deputy Minister of Justice

	Main responsibilities

	Dealing with questions of international law, European Community/Union law and human rights issues, including those arising from the work of the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union and on basic international instruments; supporting the national ombudsman institution across a wide range of its functions; introducing the Government's reports in monitoring bodies set up under human rights international conventions, such as the Committee against Torture; assisting in formulating and executing human rights teaching and research programmes; concerned with major international litigation involving the Government

1998	Alternate Head of Delegation to the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court

1995-1996	Director-General, National Agency of Coordination of International Technical Assistance, Representative of Ukraine to the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme

	Main responsibilities

	Administration and coordination of the technical assistance provided through the United Nations system and other development institutions; leading projects arising out of major government programmes, e.g. on settling and development of the Crimean indigenous population
1993-1995	Deputy Minister of the Economy

1991-1993	Deputy Minister of Privatization and De-monopolization

	Main responsibilities

	Drafting central legislation on privatization, de‑monopolization and other economic reform issues; commenting and advising on proposed legislation in the Parliament and parliamentary committees

1990-1991	Deputy Director, Commercial Law Department, Ministry of Justice

	Main responsibilities

	Preparing legal opinions, studies and advice, in particular on company law, law of contracts and international trade law; dealing with legal aspects of international claims and investment disputes brought by foreign nationals against the Government of Ukraine and State-owned enterprises

1983-1990	Advocate, Member of the Bar Association of Kiev

	Main responsibilities

	Practising general litigation at the trial and appellate levels in cases relating to, in particular, criminal and civil law; counselling on various employment law matters; acting as a legal counsellor for leading contractors in the construction industry

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