Ivon Mingashang is a professor and head of the Department of Public International Law and International Relations at the Faculty of Law of the University of Kinshasa. He is also a visiting professor as an expert at the Free University of Brussels (Belgium).

He was elected a member of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC) on the sidelines of the 32^th plenary session of the 76th^th session of the United Nations General Assembly held on Friday, November 12, 2021 in New York (United States).

This election was only made possible thanks to the sponsorship of his candidacy and the personal and direct support he received from His Excellency Mr. Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Republic, Head of State, as part of his strategic vision for the DRC's foreign policy, which consists of promoting and placing the country's daughters and sons within international organizations, both regional and universal.

The International Law Commission is a subsidiary body of the United Nations General Assembly established by resolution 174 (II) of 21 November 1947 in accordance with Article 13 (1) of the Charter of the United Nations, which provides that "the General Assembly shall initiate studies and make recommendations with a view to encouraging the progressive development of international law and its codification."

In accordance with Article 1, paragraph 1, of its Statute, "the International Law Commission shall promote the progressive development of international law and its codification."

The Commission is composed of 34 members with recognized expertise and qualifications in international law and/or diplomacy, representing the world's major civilizations and legal systems. Although they are generally nominated by their national states, members of the Commission may also be nominated by other states. Despite this national attachment, members of the Commission serve in their individual capacity as specialists in international law. They have the status of international civil servants and enjoy the immunities and privileges attached to this status under international law.