Draft Code of Crimes Against the Peace and Security of Mankind

A/RES/42/151View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 130 Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind, published in 1988.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1988–1990

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/44/32

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1990	A/RES/44/32	Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind	—	—
1989	A/RES/43/164	Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind	—	—
1988	A/RES/42/151	Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind	509	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Crimes Against Peace English Language International Crimes

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Mindful of Article 13, paragraph 1 a, of the Charter of the United Nations, which provides that the General Assembly shall initiate studies and make recommendations for the purpose of encouraging the progressive development of international law and its codification,

Recalling its resolution 177 {II) of 21 November 1947, by which it directed the International Law Commission to prepare a draft code of offences against the peace and security of mankind,

Having considered the draft Code ofüffences against the Peace and Security of Mankind prepared by the International Law Commission and submitted to the General Assembly in 1954, 11 Recal/ing its belief that the elaboration of a code of offences against the peace and security of mankind could contribute to strengthening international peace and security and thus to promoting and implementing the purposes and principies set forth in the Charter,

Recalling also its resolution 36/106 of 10 December 1981, in which it invited the International Law Commission to resume its work with a view to elaborating the draft Code and to examine it with the required priority in order to review it, taking into account the results achieved by the process of the progressive development of international law,

Bearing in mind that the International Law Commission should fulfil its task on the basis of early elaboration of draft articles thereof,

Having considered chapter II of the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its thirty-ninth session,12

Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the subject, 13

Taking into account the views expressed during the debate on this ítem at the forty-second session, 14

Recognizing the importance and urgency of the subject,

Agrees with the recommendation in paragraph 65 of the report ofthe International Law Commission to amend the title of this tapie in English, in arder to achieve greater uniformity and equivalence between different language versions;

Invites the Commission to continue its work on the elaboration of the draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind including the elaboration of a list of crimes, taking into account the progress made at its thirty-ninth session, 12 as well as the views expressed during the forty-second session of the General Assembly; 14 3.

Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States regarding the conclusions contained in paragraph 69 (e) (i) of the Commission's report on the work of its thirty-fifth session; 15 4.

Further requests the Secretary-General to include the views received from Member States in accordance with paragraph 3 above in a report to be submitted to the General Assembly at its forty-third session;

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

94th p/enary meeting 7 December /987

--- . ~--- ------ 12 Ib,d., Forty-second Se,sion, Supplement No. 10 (A/42/10).

13 A/42/484 and Add. l and 2.

14 See Official Records o_f the General Assembly. Forty-second Session.

11 Official Records of1he General A.,semhly. Ninth Se,.,ion. Suppleme11t Sixth Committee, 35th to 49th and 58th meetings, and corrigendum. No. 9 (A/2693), para. 54.

15 /bid .. Thirty-eighrh Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/38/10).

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