Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 134 Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations, published in 1985.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 1979–1987

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/41/76

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1987	A/RES/41/76	Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations	—	—
1985	A/RES/40/70	Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations	619	73%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/81	Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations	589	—
1984	A/RES/38/133	Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations	—	—
1982	A/RES/37/105	Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations	958	32%Compare

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4 subjects

Declarations Force in International Relations Participants Treaties

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non- Use of Force in International Relations;

Decides that the Special Committee shall continue its work with the goal of drafting a world treaty on the non-use of force in international relations and, at the earliest possible date, as an intermediate stage, a declaration on the non-use of force in international relations, as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes or such other recommendations as the Committee deems appropriate;

Invites the Special Committee, in drafting the declaration, to take into consideration the results of work done in the preparation of the working paper containing the main elements of the principle of non-use of force in international relations, as well as the suggestions submitted to 1t and the efforts undertaken at its previous sessions;

Invites Governments to communicate their comments or suggestions on the question considered by the Special Committee;

Requests the Special Committee to be mindful of the importance of reaching general agreement whenever it has significance for the outcome of its work;

Decides that the Special Committee shall accept the participation of observers of Member States, including participation in the meetings of its working group;

Requests the Special Committee to concentrate its work in the framework of its working group;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Committee with the necessary facilities and services;

Invites the Special Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at its forty-first session, containing, inter a/ia, the concrete results achieved through the discussion of the elements referred to in paragraph 3 above;

I 0. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session the item entitled "Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations".

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).

33 Ibid., Supplement No. 17 (N40117).

35 /hid. Supplement No 17 (N41J 17), ,·hap. VI. sect. B. 34 Ibid., annex I.

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