Report of the International Law Commission

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 138 Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its 37th session, published in 1986.

What other versions does this mandate have?

22 versions · 1964–1988

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/42/156

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1988	A/RES/42/156	Report of the International Law Commission	856	17%Compare
1987	A/RES/41/81	Report of the International Law Commission	1,956	23%Compare
1986	A/RES/40/75	Report of the International Law Commission	547	84%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/85	Report of the International Law Commission	500	88%Compare
1984	A/RES/38/138	Report of the International Law Commission	523	73%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Conferences Cooperation Between Organizations Developing Countries Inter-Agency Cooperation International Cooperation International Law Codification

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its thirty-seventh session;

Expresses its appreciation to the International Law Commission for the work accomplished at that session;

Recommends that, taking into account the comments of Governments, whether in writing or expressed orally in debates in the General Assembly, the International Law Commission should continue its work on the topics in its current programme, bearing in mind the clear desirability of achieving as much progress as possible in the preparation of draft articles on specific topics before the conclusion of the term of office of the present membership;

Expresses its satisfaction with the conclusions and intentions of the International Law Commission concerning its procedures and methods of work, as reflected in paragraphs 297 to 306 of its report;24 5.

Reaffirms its previous decisions concerning the increased role of the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat and those concerning the documentation of the International Law Commission;

Appeals to Governments and, as appropriate, to international organizations to respond as fully and expeditiously as possible to the requests of the International Law Commission for comments, observations and replies to questionnaires and for materials on topics in its programme of work;

Reaffirms its wish that the International Law Commission continue to enhance its co-operation with intergovernmental legal bodies whose work is of interest for the progressive development of international law and its codification;

Expresses the wish that seminars will continue to be held in conjunction with sessions of the International Law Commission and that an increasing number of participants from developing countries will be given the opportunity to attend those seminars and appeals to States that can do so to make the voluntary contributions that are urgently needed for the holding of the seminars;

Requests the Secretary-General to forward to the International Law Commission, for its attention, the records of the debate on the report of the Commission at the fortieth session of the General Assembly42 and to prepare and distribute a topical summary of the debate.

41 Ibid.. fi,rtwth Semon. Snth ( ·,,,n1nill1'c. 11th to 17th. 44th and 4Xth 42 /hid .. Sixth ( ·omm111,•e, 23rd to 36th,--46th and 47th meetings; and 1h1d. meetings.

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