Reports of the International Law Commission on the Work of Its Sixteenth and Seventeenth Sessions

A/RES/2045(XX)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1966.

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

International Law International Law Codification Law of Treaties Meeting Records Special Missions State Responsibility State Succession

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Recalling resolution 1902 (XVIII) of 18 November 1963 by which the General Assembly recommended that the Jnternational Law Commission should continue its work of codification and progressive development of the law of treaties and its work on State responsibility, succession of States and Governments, special missions and relations between States and intergovernmental organizations,

Empha_si:::ing thc need for further codification and progressive <levelopmcnt of international law with a view. to rnaking it a more effective rneans of implementmg the purposes an<l principies set forth in Articles 1 and 2 of the Charter of the United Nations,

N oting that the work of codification of the topics of the law of treaties and of special missions has reached an advanced stage,

N oting with ap proval that the International Law Commission has proposed to hold a four-week series of meetings in January 1966 and has asked to reserve the possibility of a two-week extension of its summer session i~ 1966, in order to enable it to complete its dr_aft_ arttcles on the law of treaties and on special m1ss10ns before the en<l of the term of office of its present rnembers,

N oting with appreciation that the European Office of the United Nations organized in May 1965, during the seventeenth session of the International Law Commission, a Seminar on International Law for advanced ~tude~ts and young government officials responsible 111 theJT respective countries for dealing with questions of international law.

N otin.lJ that the Seminar was well organized and fnnctione<l to the satisfa,tio11 of ali,

Takes note of the reports oí the International Law Cornmission 011 thc work of its sixteenth and seventcenth scssio11s;

E.r:presses ap prcciation to the International Law Commission for the work it has accomplished:

Reco111111cnds that thc Jnternational Law Commission should: . (a) Continuc the work of codification and progress1:1e _develo¡m:ent _of the law of treaties and of special m1ss1ons, takmg mto account the views expressed at the twentieth session of the General Assembly and the co_mments ~vhich rnay be submitted by Governments, ;v1th the ohJ ect of prescnting final drafts on those topics 111 the report· on the work of its cighteenth session, to be hel<l in 1966;

( b) Continue, whrn ¡iossible, its work on Sta te responsibility, sn,cession of States and Governments and rel~tions bet_weei:i States and inter-governmental organizat10ns, takmg mto account the views and considerations referred to in General Assembly resolution 1902

(XVIII);

Expresses the wish that, in conjunction with future sessions of the I nternational Law Cornmission,

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othcr scminars lw organizcll which should cnsnre thc parti,ipation oí a reasonablc 1111111bcr of nationals from the developing countrics:

Requcsts tlie Secretar y-( ;c11cral:

To forward to tlw Jntcrnational L1w Co111rnission the records of tlw cliscussions at the twentieth session of the ( ;eneral :\ssc111bly un the rcports of thc Co111111ission:

( b) To transrnit to ( ;ovcrnmcnts at lcast 011c month bcfore the opening· of thc t wentv-first scssion of the Cenera] Assemhly the final drafts j1repared by tlw Internatinnal Law Co111111issinn up to that time, ancl in particnlar the draft ;1rticles 011 thc law of 1reatics.

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