Following the death of Valery Kuznetsov and the election of Bruno Simma and Peter Tomka to the International Court of Justice on 21 October 2002, three seats have become vacant on the International Law Commission.
1. 在瓦列里·库兹涅佐夫去世及布鲁诺·西马和彼得·通卡于2002年10月21日当选为国际法院法官后，国际法委员会出现三个空缺。