Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization
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The Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) is an international governmental organization formed in 1956, initially to serve as an advisory board to member states on matters on international law. It was an outgrowth of the Bandung Conference, held in Indonesia during April, 1955, which led to the establishment of the Asian Legal Consultative Committee (ALCC). In April, 1958, it changed its name to the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (AALCC) to reflect the growth of its membership beyond the African side of the UAR. Since 2001, it has been known by its current name, the AALCO, reflecting the growth of its international status; currently an Intergovernmental organization having received a standing UN invitation to participate as an observer in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining a permanent office at Headquarters.
[edit] Members
The current membership includes the following members, with founding members marked with an asterisk (*):
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Brunei
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- China (represented by People’s Republic of China)
- Cyprus
- Egypt* (founding member as United Arab Republic)
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- India*
- Indonesia*
- Iraq*
- Iran
- Japan*
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- Mongolia
- Burma (Myanmar)*
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine (as State of Palestine)
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka*
- Sudan
- Syria* (founding member as United arabian Republic)
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Turkey.
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
