Report of the International Law Commission

A/RES/3315(XXIX)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1975.

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22 versions · 1964–1988

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/42/156

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1988	A/RES/42/156	Report of the International Law Commission	856	17%Compare
1987	A/RES/41/81	Report of the International Law Commission	1,956	23%Compare
1986	A/RES/40/75	Report of the International Law Commission	547	84%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/85	Report of the International Law Commission	500	88%Compare
1984	A/RES/38/138	Report of the International Law Commission	523	73%Compare

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7 subjects

International Law State Liability State Responsibility State Succession Treaties Between States and International Organizations Treaties Between Two or More International Organizations Work Programme

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Expresses its appreciatio'! to the ~ntemational Law Commission for the work 1t accomphshed at that session;

Approves the programme of work planned by the International Law Commission for 1975;

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Recommends that the Intemational Law Com- ·mission should: . (a) Continue on a high priority basis ~t. i_ts twen_tyseventh session. its work on State respons1b~hty, taking into account General Assembly resolutions 1765

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of 20 November 1962, 1902 (XVIII) of 18 November 1963, 2400 (XXIII) of 11 December 1968 2926 (XXVII) of 28 November 1972 and 3071

(XXVIII) of 30 November 1973, ~ith a view to t~e preparation of a first set of draft art1cles on respons1- bility of States for internationally wrongful acts at the earliest possible time and t? tak~ up, as_ soon _as .~Ppropriate, the separate top1c_ <?f _mtemat1onal hab1hty for injurious ·consequences ansmg out of acts not prohibited by intemational law;

( b) Proceed with the prep~ration, on ~ priority basis of draft articles on success1on of States m respect of 0-:atters other than treaties;

Proceed with the preparation of draft articles on the most-favoured-nation clause;

Proceed with the preparation of ~raft a~icles on treaties concluded between States and mtemat1onal organizations or between international organizations;

Continue its study of the law of the non:-na~gational uses of intemational watercourses, takmg mto account General Assembly resolutions 2669 (XXV) of 8 December 1970 and 3071 (XXVIII) of 30 November 1973 and other resolutions conceming the work of the International Law Commission on the topic, and comments received from Member States on the questions referred to in the annex to chapter V of the Commission's report;

Approves, in the light of the impo~nce of its existing work programme, a tw~lve-week penod f~r_the annual sessions of the Intemational Law Comm1ss1on, subject to review by the General Assembly whenever necessary;

Recognizes the efficacy of the methods and conditions of work by which the International Law Commission has carried out its tasks and expresses confidence that the Commission will continue to adopt methods of work well suited to the realization of the tasks entrusted to it;

Express~s its appreciation to the Secretary-General for having completed the supplementary report on the legal problems relating to the non-navigational uses of intemational watercourses, 12 requested by the General Assembly in resolution 2669 (XXV);

Expresses the wish that, in conjunction with fÍlture sessions of the Intemational Law Commission, further seminars might be organized, wbich should continue to

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ensure the participation of an increasing number of jurists of developing countries;

Requests the Secretary-General to forward to the International Law Commission the records of the discussion on the report of the Commission at the twentyninth session of the General Assembly;

1. Expresses its appreciation to the International Law Commission for its valuable work on the question of succession of States in respect of treaties and to the Special Rapporteurs on the topic for their contribution to this work;

Invites Member States to submit to the Secretary- General, not later than 1 August 1975, their written comments and observations on the draft articles on succession of States in respect of treaties contained in the report of the lnternational Law Commission on the work of its twenty-sixth session, 10 including comments and observations on proposals referred to in paragraph 75 of that report, which the Commission was prevented from discussing by lack of time, and on the procedure by which and the form in which work on the draft articles should be completed;

Requests the Secretary-General to circulate, before the thirtieth session of the General Assembly, the comments and observations submitted in accordance with paragraph 2 above;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirtieth session an item entitled "Succession of States in respect of treaties".

23 l 9th plenary meeting 14 December 197 4

General A•1embly-Twen1y-nln1h Se1alon

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