Draft Convention on the Declaration of Death of Missing Persons

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1949.

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4 subjects

Conferences Declarations Disappearance of Persons Treaties

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3 December 1949.

368 (IV). Invitations to be addressed to non-member States to become parties to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of tht:

Crime of Genocide

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C~onsidcrinu tt1~l! artictc -"~ t. (/ the Co:avcntio1; on the l'rcvcntior, a,i,: ! ·11r:;,;hn1,:nt r,f the Cnmeof \ irner:d ,,-\ssetnhl\: resolutiDc: 2(,lj r l I i :\ '' ·oi ~.l Dc,·0mher 1<14;::, provirh·s. 1·;uc1 c/in, 1}i;~t. ~be CrH1 ~'l.T-1Lin:1 :1f1ar l)e aper: tr1 sig11::l!urc ;~:1-l ra~Jii..~atlt1n or to ac~(~,sion on bchal'. nf a1 1 1n-vita1inn ha~ ;1,::dn':-.:spc:

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Considering that it is desirable to send invitations to those non-member States which, by their participation in activities related to the United Nations, have expressed a desire to advance international co-operation,

Decides to request the Secretary-General to dispatch the invitations above-mentioned to each nun-member State which is or hereafter heco·mes an active member of one or more of the specialized agencies of the United .\"ations, or which is or hereafter becomes a Partv to the Statute of the 1 nlernational Court of J u;tice;

Ne mains co117•i11ccd of the necessitv of im·it · ing .\!embers of thc L:nited Nations \,~hich hav(' nut yet clone so to sign or ratify the Convention on the Pn-ventinn and l'nnishment of thl' Criml' (,f t;e11ocidr as soon as pussilile.

lo<ith ple11ary meeting,

3 ncrem/,rr 1949.

369. (IV). Draft Convention on the Declaration of Death of Missing Persons Fhc (;cnera/ Assembly,

CoHsidcriny resolution 249 (lX) I& of 9 At:gu~L 1949 appron·d by the Fnmomic and Social l ·u1111cil,

( ·u11sidcrilly that the Economic and Social Council was not able to examine the draft Convention on the Declaration of Death oi l\I issing l'n,011s 1''" prepared by the ,Id lioc Cunm1itlt'l' t"~taLlished to prepare the draft,

( ·,1/lsidcriny that the Cerwral Assembly should undertake a detailed study of conventions prepared hy small groups only if one of its main Co111111ittccs disposes of the necessary time; th;1t, when the contrary is the case, it can call a conference of plenipotentiaries for the purposes of stud ving and drafting the convention,

R.-coy11i:::iny the importanc(' and urgency of the que~tion,

Hrcoy11i:::i11_q also the leg·al difficulties arising, in particular because oi differences of legislation in the matter,

nccid,·s that au international confrrencr: of ( ;m•1·rnrncnt representati'. l'S he convened not later than ! A.pri! I ()50 with a view to concluding ;i multilateral convention on the subject:

I 11s/ruds the Secretary-( ;eneral :

To i~sue invitation~ to the Covernments ( a ,./ :\iem\1cr States to such a conference, asking :di c;, ,\·ernrnents intereste:i to inform him as soon :L., p, 0.siblc ui their acceptance;

To ;akc all other measure, necessan- fo, d1l' c1)!1\"s'lling o: tl:e coni,.-rence;

R,·f,n al,u the draft Convcntior; on the i h•,·i:1Lttiun ll:° i kat h of .\ t issing I '<·rsons to M c111- .

t,) (_'i1ahl-:::· cxan1i11c i!. a11d ('Ui~"'1d(·:· !h(· pu:--i:--ilii111:1 o'. :hlup!ing, if nt'Ccs~ar>·· ,•:.t~,:,;-~t1v~ ri:ct:;qre< 011 ;he icgai status of per- 1111,,ml; a, :i rc,,il: o: ('\"<'!lb of war o,· , 1th.":· di:-.:ur1l:int...-c:-- of p(•ac~ durinP' thr posi-\\-~i:

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Requests the 11ember States to transmit their comments to the Secretary-General so that he may report on them to the General Assembly at its next regular session.

3 December 1949.

370 (IV). Privileges and immunities of the United Nations

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Takes note of the Secretary-General's report presented i,1 documents A/940, A/940/ Add. I and A/940/Add.2_ 1,,"

3 December 1949.

371 (IV). Permanent missions to the United Nations

Notes with satisfaction that fiftv-one Member States have set up 1wnnanent mi;sions at the seat of the United Nations ;

Invites all Member States which have set up such missions and which have not yet transmitted to the Sccretary-C;eneral the credentials of their permanent representatives to do so as soon as possible.

3 necember 1949.

372 (IV). Designation of non-member States to whi('h a certified copy of the Revised General Act for the Pacific Sf'ltlf•menl of International Disputes shall he communicated by the Secretary-General for the purpose of accession to this Act The General .,/ ssemhly,

Noting that no State Member of the l:nited Nations has as vet adhered to the Revised General Act for th~ Pacific Settlement of International Disputes ( General Assembly resolution 268 (III) A 18 of 28 April 1949),

Decides to defer to a later date the consideration of the item "Designation uf non-member States to which a certified c"PY of the Revised General Act for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes shall be cummunicated hy the Secretary-General for tlw purpose of accession to this Act".

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JC,b See O fficia/ f{Nurds of the fourth session of the c;,.,,_

16 Sec O[ficwl Records of the fourth srssion of the C:cn era/ Assembly, Annex to thc Sixth Commit/re, documl'nt A/939/Rev.l.

17 Sec Official F}(rords r,_f !Irr third srssion n_f thi~ (~'1·11 trat As.semi1l_~:. !

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373 (IV). Approval of part I of the report of the International Law Commission covering its first session

"/'he (;eneral .·lssembly,

.Voting from part I of the report 19 of the Inter national Law Commission con·ring its first session that the Commission has dealt, within its competence. with the studit's entrusted to it hv the Ceneral Assemhlv in relation to the codification and progressive "development of international law,

Congratulates the Commission 011 the work it has undertaken and nn the work still in progress;

Approves part I of the report of the I nterna ti1111al Law Commission.

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374 (IV). Recommendation to the International Law Commission to include the regime of territorial waters in its list of topics to he given priority

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.\' ot11u1 that the l ntcrnational Ltw ( m11miss1P11 li,t~ d,·c;ded~ 11 to gin· priurit_1· to the iolluwing tlir<'c topics:

l.aw of treaties

:\rhitral procedure

Rt·gi111e of the high seas,

( ·,msidcriny that tlil' topics of the r,·ginw ut the high seas all(! the r<'·gimc oi territorial wa!l'r, arc closl'ly related,

· Recommends to the International Law Com- 111ission that it include the topic of the r{,girne 01 territorial waters in its list of priorities.

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:J75 (IV). Draft Declaration on Rights and Dutie~ of States

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Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

Crime of Genocide

371 (IV). Permanent missions to the United Nations

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