{"id":543,"date":"2020-05-20T18:51:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T05:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/?page_id=543"},"modified":"2026-10-23T10:38:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T21:38:41","slug":"oceans-fisheries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/index.php\/oceans-fisheries\/","title":{"rendered":"Oceans &#038; fisheries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"543\" class=\"elementor elementor-543\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e87679c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e87679c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element elementor-element-b4ef7df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4ef7df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ffd1ae\" data-id=\"9ffd1ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851cd04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"851cd04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice &amp; experience<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af7f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4af7f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oceans &amp; fisheries<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01592d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01592d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deep appreciation of the need to maintain and improve the health of the global ocean for future generations.<\/p><p>Fundamental belief in environmental stewardship as a pathway to a better environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aed9b0\" data-id=\"3aed9b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3464dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3464dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Overlooking-the-Cannery-Boats-800-pixel-width.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2126\" alt=\"\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pole-and-Line-Fishing-SI-1-1024x702.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-715\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pole-and-Line-Fishing-SI-1-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pole-and-Line-Fishing-SI-1-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pole-and-Line-Fishing-SI-1-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pole-and-Line-Fishing-SI-1-1536x1052.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pole-and-Line-Fishing-SI-1-2048x1403.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pole-and-Line-Fishing-SI-1-1200x822.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3028f51\" data-id=\"3028f51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7c1a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd7c1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Forty years\u2019 experience in Pacific and international fisheries law and policy from negotiations to advice.<\/p><p>Legal Adviser, Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, 2025\u2013present.<\/p><p>Chair, First Performance Review Panel for the North Pacific Fisheries Commission.<\/p><p>Chair, First Performance Review Panel for the South Pacific Fisheries Management Organisation.<\/p><p>Ad hoc adviser to North Pacific Fisheries Commission and Forum Fisheries Agency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1106a1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1106a1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-982fd8b\" data-id=\"982fd8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f573b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f573b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Negotiations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8fe0bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8fe0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ENB_UNOC3_13Jun25_KiaraWorth-58-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ENB_UNOC3_13Jun25_KiaraWorth-58-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ENB_UNOC3_13Jun25_KiaraWorth-58-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ENB_UNOC3_13Jun25_KiaraWorth-58-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ENB_UNOC3_13Jun25_KiaraWorth-58.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09d66f6\" data-id=\"09d66f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4687b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4687b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pacific Region<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d2c6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3d2c6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention.<\/p><p>Renegotiation of Multilateral Treaty on Fisheries between the US and Pacific.<\/p><p>South Pacific Driftnet Fishing Convention..<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5fcacd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5fcacd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Multilateral<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d00f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d00f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Multilateral: Ad Hoc Informal Working Group on Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction.<\/p><p>FAO Port State Measures Agreement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5f0d91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5f0d91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-065f8e4\" data-id=\"065f8e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682a03f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"682a03f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Litigation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb3cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fb3cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2018-01-31-08.24.33-rev-1000-pixel-width.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2018-01-31-08.24.33-rev-1000-pixel-width.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2018-01-31-08.24.33-rev-1000-pixel-width-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2018-01-31-08.24.33-rev-1000-pixel-width-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25250e4\" data-id=\"25250e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45cbe19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45cbe19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>International Court of Justice: Agent, Counsel and Advocate for New Zealand in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icj-cij.org\/case\/148\"><em>Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v Japan, New Zealand Intervening<\/em><\/a>).<\/p><p>International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Agent, Counsel and Advocate for New Zealand in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itlos.org\/en\/main\/cases\/list-of-cases\/case-no-21\/\"><em>Advisory Opinion requested by the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission<\/em><\/a>.<\/p><p>Adviser to New Zealand in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itlos.org\/en\/main\/cases\/list-of-cases\/request-for-an-advisory-opinion-submitted-by-the-commission-of-small-island-states-on-climate-change-and-international-law-request-for-advisory-opinion-submitted-to-the-tribunal\/\">Request for an Advisory Opinion submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b70706f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b70706f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3032a4b\" data-id=\"3032a4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f35419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f35419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7edab1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7edab1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/index.php\/publications-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Publications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a4acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f0a4acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/index.php\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfe96b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfe96b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6857140\" data-id=\"6857140\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ee0df7\" data-id=\"9ee0df7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6153f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6153f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Penelope Ridings<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2978e0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2978e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>International lawyer \u00b7 Arbitrator \u00b7 Diplomat<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d051bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d051bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/penelope-ridings-7607b616\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LinkedIn \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-343ae8e\" data-id=\"343ae8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329a970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"329a970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/index.php\/penelope-ridings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b69df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3b69df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/peneloperidings.com\/wp48\/index.php\/international-law-commission\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">International Law Commission<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc71d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6cc71d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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