Draft Code of Offences Against the Peace and Security of Mankind

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 125 Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind, published in 1985.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 1955–1987

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/41/75

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1987	A/RES/41/75	Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind	—	—
1986	A/RES/40/69	Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind	543	79%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/80	Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind	486	—
1984	A/RES/38/132	Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind	—	—
1983	A/RES/37/102	Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind	435	44%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Crimes Against Peace International Crimes International Law Codification International Security

What’s in this document?

3 operative paragraphs

Requests the International Law Commission to con tinue its work on the elaboration of the draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind by elaborating an introduction as well as a list of the offences,

taking into account the progress made at its thirty-sixth session, as well as the views expressed during the thirty ninth session of the General Assembly;

Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States and intergovernmental organizations regarding the conclusions contained in paragraph 6S of the report of the International Law Commission 14 and to include them in a report to be submitted to the General Assembly at its fortieth session with a view to adopting, at the appropriate time, the necessary decision thereon;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind", to be consid ered in conjunction with the consideration of the report of the International Law Commission.

11 A/38/343, annex; A/C.6/39/L.2.

15 A/39/439 and Add.1-5. 12 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-ninth Session, Sup 16 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-ninth Session, Sixth plement No. 33 (A/39/33), chap. III, sect. B.

Committee, 47th-49th and 63rd meetings. 13 Ibid., Ninth Session, Supplement No. 9 (A/2693), para. 54.

17 See also sect. X A. decision 39/326. 14 Ibid., Thirty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/39/10).

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