Review of the Multilateral Treaty-Making Process

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 135 Review of the multilateral treaty-making process, published in 1985.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1978–1985

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1985	A/RES/39/90	Review of the multilateral treaty-making process	698	31%Compare
1983	A/RES/37/110	Review of the multilateral treaty-making process	347	40%Compare
1982	A/RES/36/112	Review of the multilateral treaty-making process	577	12%Compare
1978	A/RES/32/48	Review of the multilateral treaty-making process	1,792	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Information Dissemination International Law Codification Publications Treaties

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Expresses its appreciation to the Working Group on the Review of the Multilateral Treaty-making Process for the completion of its mandate and for its final document;

Requests the Secretary-General to circulate to all States Members the final document of the Working Group on the Review of the Multilateral Treaty-making Process;

Recommends to all States which are considering the initiation of a multilateral treaty within the framework of the United Nations to give consideration to the procedures set out in the final document of the Working Group on the Review of the Multilateral Treaty-making Process;

Also requests the Secretary-General to prepare, for information and possible use by Governments, a handbook on multilateral treaty-making as described in paragraph 18 of the final document of the Working Group on the Review of the Multilateral Treaty-making Process, to be made available within two years;

Further requests the Secretary-General:

To examine, together with the specialized and related agencies, and other international organizations exercising depositary functions, the feasibility and financial implications of consolidating, in a similar way to the volumes entitled Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General, 56 the information regarding depositary functions performed by these international organizations;

To hold consultations on the feasibility and financial implications of publishing, at regular intervals, consolidated information regarding depositary functions performed by Governments;

To examine the regulations in force for giving effect to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, with a view to their possible up-dating;

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To invite the specialized and related agencies, and other international organizations in consultative status with the United Nations, to communicate to the Secretary- General information regarding their respective treatymaking activities; and to report thereon to the Sixth Committee;

Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to continue to prepare for publication as soon as possible new editions of the Handbook of Final Clauses51 and the Summary of the Practice oft he Secretary-General as Depositary of Multilateral Agreements,58 taking into account relevant developments and practices in that respect.

49 A/35/312 and Corr. I.

54 See Offic,al Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-ninth Session, Sixth 50 A/35/312/Add.l and 2 and Add.2/Con I ( i,mmittee, 59th, 60th and 64th meetings. 5 I A/36/553.

,s A/C.6/39/L.12. annex. 52 A/37/444.

56 ST /LEG/SER.E/2 and Add. I. 53 A/36/553/Add. l and 2 and A J7 444 Add. I

s7 ST/LEG/6.

58 ST!LEG/7.

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What’s in this document?

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