On February 19, 1987, the International Court of Justice elected Eduardo Valencia-Ospina to the post of Registrar to succeed Santiago Torres Bernárdez, who had resigned for personal reasons several months before the expiry of his term of office. Mr. Valencia-Ospina had served as Deputy-Registrar since April 1984. He had previously served in the Office of Legal Affairs of the UN Secretariat. In accordance with Article 22 of the Rules of Court, he was elected for a term of 7 years.

Professor Jonathan I. Charney will chair the Nominating Committee for editors of the American Journal of International Law, to be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Society in April 1988. Members of the Society wishing to propose names to the committee may do so by letter to Professor Charney: School of Law, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240. To be eligible for consideration, letters must include a formal resume for each name proposed.