Activities
 

Dr. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, elected member of the International Law Commission

On 12 November 2021 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the United Nations General Assembly comprising 193 Member States, elected during its 76th session Dr. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Director-General of the Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, to serve as one of the 34 members of the International Law Commission for the term 2023-2027. Dr. Vilawan is Thailand’s first and the only woman candidate from the Asia-Pacific Group, and the first woman international lawyer from ASEAN to be elected to such position. For more information, see the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Press Release on the election and the election results on the ILC's official website.

Thank you message from Dr. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, elected member of International Law Commission (ILC) for the term 2023-2027: 

Campaign Video 

Dr. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Thailand's first and the only woman candidate from the Asia-Pacific Group to the International Law Commission (ILC) for the term 2023-2027

Radio Interview in MFA Update : International Law and Global Concerns : Sea Level Rise

Date/Time: Friday 29 October 2021, 08.05 - 08.20 hrs.

Live Broadcast: Radio Thailand FM 88 MHz

Record of the Event: 

The Need for an International Pandemic Treaty?

Date: 14 October 2021 

Organized by: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand

Opening Session: Remarks by H.E. Mr. Thani Thongphakdi, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand and H.E. Mr. Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Panelists: 
Mr. Steven Solomon, Legal Advisor, World Health Organization (WHO) 
Dr. Viviana Muñoz-Tellez, Coordinator, Health, Intellectual Property and Biodiversity Programme (HIPB), South Centre 
Mr. Frank Mohrhauer, Director, National Society, Policy and Knowledge Development, IFRC 
Dr. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Director-General of the Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs of Thailand and Thailand’s first and the only woman candidate from the Asia-Pacific Group to the International Law Commission (ILC) 2023-2027 

Moderator: Professor Gian Luca Burci, Adjunct Professor at the Graduate Institute, Geneva and former WHO Legal Advisor

Record of the Event:

2021 OSCE ASIAN CONFERENCE on Common Responses to Emerging Challenges in Advancing Comprehensive Security 

Date: 20 and 21 September 2021

Co-organizer: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

For more information, visit: https://www.osce.org/partners-for-cooperation/asian/497008

Interactive Dialogue with Dr. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Thailand's Candidate for the International Law Commission (ILC) 2023 - 2027
Date / Time: 2 June 2021, 9 am - 10 am (EST) (20.00-21.00 hrs Bangkok Time) 

Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Vitavas Srivihok, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Thailand to the UN

Moderated by H.E. Mr. Norachit Sinhaseni, Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Councillor of State and former Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand

Summary of the Event: here



Roll Out of ASEAN Gender Outlook
Date / Time: Tuesday 25 May 2021 14.00-16.00 (Bangkok time)

Event Report: here

Record of the Event: https://www.facebook.com/ThaiMFA/videos/952392682244887/?vh=e&d=n



Public Webinar "Women in Law: Asian Perspectives"
Date / Time: Friday 30 April 2021 15.00-17.00 (Bangkok time)

Summary of the Event: here

Record of the Event: Watch the VDO here

Description: The Faculty of Law, Thammasat University in partnership with the Centre for Asian Legal Studies, National University of Singapore, will hold a public webinar on the topic of Women in Law: Asian Perspectives, on Friday 30 April 2021, 15.00-17.00 (Bangkok time). At this event, Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Oxford University, Dr Vilawan Manglatanakul, Director-General of the Department of Treaties and Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, and Associate Professor Jaclyn Neo, Director of the Centre for Asian Legal Studies at the National University of Singapore will share their experiences and discuss the challenges facing women working in the field of law. In particular, the discussion will focus on Asian perspectives on the issues, drawing on the three highly distinguished speakers’ experiences in their different career paths. The webinar will be moderated by Thitirat Thipsamritkul, of the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University.



Interview with the NBT Foresight, 5 April 2021