United Nations Decade of International Law

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 154a United Nations Decade of International Law, published in 1999.

What other versions does this mandate have?

11 versions · 1990–2000

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2000	A/RES/54/28	United Nations Decade of International Law	1,494	21%Compare
1999	A/RES/53/100	United Nations Decade of International Law	1,302	64%Compare
1998	A/RES/52/153	United Nations Decade of International Law	960	16%Compare
1997	A/RES/51/157	United Nations Decade of International Law	2,893	17%Compare
1996	A/RES/50/44	United Nations Decade of International Law	811	18%Compare

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 6	Custody, registration and publication of treaties	11

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 6	Custody, registration and publication of treaties	11	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Anniversaries Conferences Databases Dispute Settlement Information Dissemination International Decades International Law Codification Internet Legal Literature Programme Implementation Treaty Registration

What’s in this document?

21 operative paragraphs

Expresses its appreciation for the work done by the Working Group on the United Nations Decade of International Law;

Acknowledges that the Decade has contributed significantly to the strengthening of the rule of international law;

Reaffirms the continued validity of the main objectives of the Decade, the fulfilment of which is essential to achieve the purposes of the United Nations;

Expresses its appreciation to States and international organizations and institutions that have undertaken activities in the implementation of the programme for the activities for the final term (1997-1999) of the Decade;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue developing the electronic database of the Treaty Section of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat, with a view to providing Member States expeditiously with a wider range of easily accessible treaty-related information in the electronic medium, and to keep the list, now available on the Internet, of the titles of multilateral treaties deposited with him updated in all official languages of the Organization;

Urges States and international organizations, in particular depositaries, to continue assisting the Secretariat in its efforts to expedite the registration of treaties and their publication by providing it with paper copies of treaties, or electronic copies, including maps, for registration and, wherever possible, translations of treaties in English or French;

Requests the Secretary-General to implement vigorously the plan to eliminate the backlog in the publication of the United Nations Treaty Series, and highlights, in this context, the relevance of timely translations;

Expresses its appreciation to the Office of Legal Affairs for the establishment during the Decade of various Internet web sites and the United Nations Audiovisual Library in International Law, and takes note of its efforts to maintain those sites and the Library;

Notes the publication by the Office of Legal Affairs of the Collection of Essays by Legal Advisers of States, Legal Advisers of International Organizations and Practitioners in the Field of International Law⁸ and its intention to issue in 2000 two publications on international instruments related to the prevention and suppression of international terrorism and on the United Nations and the development of international law during the 1990s, in order to highlight the work accomplished in this area during the Decade;

⁸United Nations publication, Sales No. E/F/S.99.V.13.

Invites States, organs of the United Nations, international organizations and other relevant international forums to continue to give attention to the themes and outcome of the centennial of the first International Peace Conference;

Congratulates the Permanent Court of Arbitration on its one hundredth anniversary, commends it for its role in the international system of peaceful resolution of disputes, and invites States to consider making full use of the facilities of the Court and to support its work;⁹

⁹See A/54/381, annex, para. 9.

Expresses its appreciation to the International Committee of the Red Cross for the activities undertaken in the field of international humanitarian law, including with regard to the protection of the environment in times of armed conflict;

Invites States and international organizations to continue promoting the acceptance of and respect for the rules and principles of international law;

Welcomes the achievements during the Decade in the codification and progressive development of international law, and calls upon States, in order to contribute further to the rule of international law, to consider, if they have not yet done so, becoming parties to the multilateral treaties adopted during the Decade, including those listed in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General;4

Invites States and international organizations to continue promoting the strengthening of the use of means and methods of peaceful settlement of disputes;

Recalls that States have the obligation to solve their disputes by peaceful means, including resort to the International Court of Justice, and that one of the main purposes of the Decade is to promote the full respect for the Court in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations;

Invites States to continue to pay attention to the identification of areas of international law that might be ripe for progressive development or codification, and to promote discussion thereon in the competent forums;

Invites States and international organizations to continue encouraging the publication of books or other materials on subjects of international law and the holding of symposia, conferences, seminars or other meetings aimed at promoting a wider appreciation of international law;

Invites States to continue encouraging educational institutions to introduce or increase the number of courses of international law;

Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of States, international organizations and institutions working in the field of international law;

Decides to continue considering developments in the progress made in the implementation of the purposes of the Decade beyond its conclusion, in the framework of the agenda item entitled “United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law”.

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