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 133 Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind, published in 1986.

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?

4 operative paragraphs

Invites the International Law Commission to continue 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-seventh session, as well as the views expressed during the fortieth session of the General Assembly;

Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States and intergovernmental organizations regarding the outline of the future Code proposed by the Special Rapporteur and contained in paragraph 43 of the report of the International Law Commission, 24 and the conclusions contained in paragraphs 99, 100 and IOI of the said report;

Further requests the Secretary-General to include the views received from Member States and intergovernmental organizations in accordance with paragraph 2 above in a report to be submitted to the General Assembly at its forty-first session with a view to adopting, at the appropriate time, the necessary decision thereon;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session the item entitled "Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind''. Ill be considered in conjunction with the examination of the report of the International Law Commission.

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.

23 /bid., Ninth Session. Supplrment No. 9 !A/2693), para. '>4. 24 Ibid" fonie1h Session, SupplPm,·'11 No. JO (A.40/10) 25 A/401-!c51 and Add.1-3. 26 Sec Official Records of the Geru•ral Assembly. Fortieth Session, S1.<1h Comm/tree, 23rd to 36th, 44th and 50th meetings; and i/,,d .. Sixth Comm1I• ree, Sessional Fascicle, corrigendom 27 ibid. Thirtv-fi,urth Sessior1 Su,1plenwm No. 4' (A 034'4 I and , "" , l annex. 28 Ibid., Thmy-e1ghth Semon. Supplement No. 41 (A/38/41 ). para. 59. 29 Ibid., Thmy-mnlh SeSSlon, Supplement No. 41 (A/39/41), para. 51. 30 Ibid., Fortieth Session. Supplement No. 41 (A/40/41 ), annex. 3 I Ibid., Thmy-se,•enth SPssion. Supplement No. 41 (A/37/41 and Corr I). para 372. 32 /Nd .. For11eth ),•sswn. Supplement No 41 (A/40/41).

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