Amendments to Articles 2 and 9 of the Statute of the International Law Commission

A/RES/1103(XI)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1957.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Election of Members International Law Members Terms of Reference

What’s in this document?

2 operative paragraphs

53. 1104 (XI). Amendments to rules 31, 38, 39 and 101 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly ( 18 December 1956) ( item 5)

53. 1105 (XI). International conference of plenipotentiaries to examine the law of the sea (21 February 1957) (item 53)

54. 1106 (XI). Special allowance to be paid to members of the International Law Commission (21 February 1957) (item 53)

54. 1107 (XI). Elimination or reduction of future statelessness (21 February 1957)

SS (item 54) ll03 (XI). Amendments to articles 2 and 9 of "Rule 31 the Statute of the International Law Com- "The General Assembly shall elect a President miaaion and eight Vice-Presidents, who shall hold office until the close of the session at which they are elected The GeneraJ Assembly,

The Vice-Presidents shall be elected, after the elec- H aving regard to the present composition of the tion of the Chairmen of the seven Main Committees United Nations and to the duties and responsibilities referred to in rulc 101, on the basis of ensuring the of the International Law Commission,

representative character of the General Committee."

Considering that, for the purpose of securing in the Commission an adequate presentation of the main "Rule 38 forms of civilization and of the principle legal systems "The General Committee shall comprise the Presiof the world, it is appropriate to increase the number dent of the General Assembly, who shall preside, of the members of the Commission,

the eight Vice-Presidents and the Chairmen of the

Decides to amend as follows article 2, paragraph seven Main Committces. No two members of the General Committee shall be members of the same 1, of the Statute of the International Law Commission:

delegation, and it shall be so constituted as to ensure "The Commission shall consist of twenty-one memits representative character. Chairmen of other combers who shall be persons of recognized competence mittees upon which all Members have the right to in international law" ;

be represented and which are established by the

Decides, as a consequence, to amend as follows General Assembly to meet during the session, shall article 9, paragraph 1, of the said Statute:

be entitled to attend meetings of the General Com- "The twenty-one candidates who obtain the greatmittee and may partiripate without voté in the disest number of votes and not Jess than a majority of eussions."

the votes of the Members present and voting shall Rule 39 be elected".

"If a Vice-President of the General Assembly

finds it necessary to be absent during a meeting of

18 December 1956.

the General Committee he may designate a member of his delegation as his substitute. The Chairman ll04 (XI). Amendments to rules 31, 38, 39 of a Main Committee shall, in case of absence, desigand 101 of the rules of procedure of the nate the Vice-Chairman of the Committee as his General Assemhly1 substitute. A Vice-Chairman shall not have the right to vote if he is of the same delegation as another

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