Report of the International Law Commission

A/RES/38/138View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 131 Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its 35th session, published in 1984.

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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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4 subjects

Cooperation Between Organizations International Law International Law Codification Training Programmes

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9 operative paragraphs

Having considered the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its thirty-fifth session, 41

Emphasizing the need for the progressive development of international law and its codification in order to make it a more effective means of implementing the purposes and principles set forth in the Charter of the United Nations and in the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations 42 and to give increasing importance to its role in relations among States,

Recognizing the importance of referring legal and drafting questions to the Sixth Committee, including topics which might be submitted to the International Law Commission, and of enabling the Sixth Committee and the Commission further to enhance their contributions to the progressive development of international law and its codili.cation,

Recalling the need to keep under review those topics of international law which, given their new or renewed interest for the contemporary international community, may be suitable for progressive development and codification of international law and therefore may be included in the future programme of work of the International Law Commission,

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

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

Recommends that, taking into account the comments of Governments, whether in writing or expressed orally in debates in the General Assembly, the International Law Commission should continue its work on all the topics in its current programme;

Expresses its sati.~faction with the conclusions and intentions of the International Law Commission concerning its procedures and methods of work, as reflected in paragraphs 305 to 307 and 310 to 314 of its report: 41 5.

Reaffirms its previous decisions concerning the increased role of the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat and those concerning the documentation of the International Law Commission and endorses the request of the Commission contained in paragraph 310 of its report:

Appeals to Governments and, as appropriate, to international organizations to respond as fully and expeditiously as possible to the requests of the International Law Commission for comments, observations and replies to questionnaires and for materials on topics in its programme of work;

Reaffirms its wish that the International Law Commission continue to enhance its co-operation with intergovernmental legal bodies whose work is of interest for the

IX. 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 thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly 43 and to prepare and distribute a topical summary of the debate.

JOJ.1·1 plenary meeting

19 Deccmher 1983

39 Offic,a/ Records (!(the Ucncrul .·I ucm/,/1·, Ihtrl\'·<·iglllh Sc.1.11<11J. Su{l/111· 4~ lbtd .. lhirtr·c1ghth Snsum. Supplement No. /0 (A 38. Ill). men/ No. 43 (A/38/43).

4" Resolut,on 262' (XXV). annex 40 !hid .. Thirtv-eighth Sessum. Sixth c ·,11,i11llllff. i 9th-29th and 57th•n I ,1 meetings: and ifod., Sixth Comm1llee, \'esswnal Fa\(tde. corrigendum

43 Official Records of the (ieneral Assemhlv. Thirty-eighth Sc.man. Sixth 47 Official Records o(the General Assembly. Thirty-eighth Session, Supple- Committee, 34th, 36th-50th, 54th and 70th mectmgs: and 1hid.. Sixth Commrnt No. 26 (N38/26). mittee, Sessional Fasc,cle, corrigendum. 44 Ibid., Thirty-seventh Sessum, Supplement .Vo /0 (A/3710). chap. II.

48 Resolution 22 A (I). 45 N38/ I 45 and Corr. I and Add. I.

4" Resolution 169 (II). 46 NC.613814. annex.

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