Report of the International Law Commission

A/RES/36/114View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 121 Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its 33rd session, published in 1982.

What other versions does this mandate have?

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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2 subjects

International Law Work Programme

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17 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its thirty-third session;

Expresses its appreciation to the International Law Commission for the work accomplished at that session;

Recommends that, taking into account the written comments of Governments as well as views expressed in debates in the General Assembly, the International Law Commission should:

Complete at its thirty-fourth session the second reading of the draft articles on treaties concluded between States and international organizations or between international organizations, adopted at its twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-ninth to thirty-second sessions, also taking into account the written comments of principal international organizations;

Continue its work aimed at the preparation of draft articles on:

Part two of the draft on responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts, bearing in mind the need for a second reading of the draft articles constituting part one of the draft;

International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law; (iii)

The law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses;

Jurisdictional immunities of States and their property;

The status of the diplomatic courier and the diplomatic bag not accompanied by diplomatic courier;

Continue its study of the second part of the topic of relations between States and international organizations;

Endorses the conclusion reached by the International Law Commission regarding the establishment, at its thirtyfourth session, of general objectives and priorities which would guide its study of the topics on its programme of work within the term of office of Commission members elected at the current session of the General Assembly;~4 5.

Expresses its satisfaction with the conclusion of the International Law Commission that it will continue to keep under review the possibility of improving further its present

procedures and methods with a view to the timely and effective fulfilment of the tasks entrusted to it;55 6.

Reaffirms its previous decisions concerning research projects and studies required by the work of the International Law Commission and the increased role of the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat, as well as those concerning the need for continuing provision of summary records of the Commission's meetings;

Urges Governments to respond as fully and expeditiously as possible to the requests of the International Law Commission for comments and observations on its draft articles and questionnaires and for materials on topics on its programme of work;

Reaffirms its wish that the International Law Commission will continue to enhance its co-operation with the legal organs of intergovernmental organizations whose work is of interest for the progressive development of international law and its codification;

Expresses the wish that seminars will continue to be held in conjunction with sessions of the International Law Commission and that an increasing number of participants from developing countries will be given the opportunity to attend those seminars;

Requests the Secretary-General to forward to the International Law Commission, for its attention, the records of the debate on the report of the Commission at the thirtysixth session of the General Assembly and to prepare and distribute a topical summary of the debate.

" Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-sixth Session, Supplement No. /0 (N,6/10 and Corr. I}, para. 256 (c). » Resolution 2625 (XXV), annex.

' 4 Ibid .. para. 25X

IX. " Ibid., para. 260. 56 Ibid., Supplement No. 26 (A/36/261 -'" Official Records <i( the General Ass,,mh/_y. Thin,· sixth s,,.uion. S111•- 57 Resolution 22 A (I).

plement No. 33 (A/36/33) 58 Resolution 169 (II).

"" See resolution 36/1 10 abm ,·.

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