Peaceful Settlement of Disputes Between States

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 132 Peaceful settlement of disputes between States, published in 1986.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 1981–1990

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/44/31

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1990	A/RES/44/31	Peaceful settlement of disputes between States	—	—
1989	A/RES/43/163	Peaceful settlement of disputes between States	568	74%Compare
1988	A/RES/42/150	Peaceful settlement of disputes between States	463	—
1987	A/RES/41/74	Peaceful settlement of disputes between States	—	—
1986	A/RES/40/68	Peaceful settlement of disputes between States	566	86%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Declarations Dispute Settlement International Law Codification Manuals Work Organization

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Stresses the need to continue efforts to strengthen the process of the peaceful settlement of disputes through progressive development and codification of international law and through enhancing the effectiveness of the United Nations in this field;

Requests the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization, during its session in 1986, to continue its work on the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States and, in this context:

To continue the consideration of the proposal contained in working papers submitted by Nigeria, the Philippines and Romania;

To examine the report of the Secretary-General on the progress of work on the draft handbook on the peaceful settlement of disputes between States;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue the preparation of a draft handbook on the peaceful settlement of disputes between States, on the basis of the outline elaborated by the Special Committee and in the light of the views expressed in the course of the discussions in the Sixth Committee21 and in the Special Committee,22 and to report to the Special Committee at its session in 1986 on the progress of work, before submitting to it the draft handbook in its final form, with a view to its approval at a later stage;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session the item entitled "Peaceful settlement of disputes between States"

17 A/39/504/Add.l, annex III.

2I Ibid .. Fortieth Sesswn. Six1,·1 Comm1//ee. 37th to 43rd, 48th and 50th 18 See A/40/446 and Add. I and Add. I/Corr. I meetings 19 A/381343, annex; A/C.6/39/L.2.

22 Ibid .. Fortieth Sesswn. Supp/em,•m No. 33 (A/40133 and Corr. I), 20 See Official Records of the General Assembl_v. Thmv-mnth Session. Supsect. 11 plement No. 33 (A/39/33), sect. 111.B.

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