Uma Sekhar was elected to the Governing Council of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) with in the first round at the elections held in Rome.
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Government sources described victory of the Indian woman candidate as “historic”. In a historic victory for India’s first woman candidate, Uma Sekhar was elected to the Governing Council of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) with an impressive 45 votes out of 59 votes in the first round at the elections held in Rome.
India’s Uma Sekhar was elected to the governing council of the Rome-based International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) in an election that saw 32 contestants in the fray including from the US, China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Franc.
The UNIDROIT is an independent intergovernmental organisation dealing with various legal issues including studying needs and methods for modernising commercial and private laws.
Twenty-one votes were required to be elected to the Governing Council, sources said, adding India will be a member of the body for the period 2024-28.
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