Reservations to Multilateral Conventions

A/RES/598(VI)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1952.

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2 versions · 1951–1952

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1952	A/RES/598(VI)	Reservations to multilateral conventions	284	8%Compare
1951	A/RES/478(V)	Reservations to multilateral conventions	1,374	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Advisory Opinions Documents Genocide Information Dissemination Reservations and Declarations Treaties

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6 operative paragraphs

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Recommends that organs of the United Nations, specialized agencies and States should, in the course of preparing multilateral conventions, consider the insertion therein of provisions relating to the admissibility or non-admissibility of reservations and to the effect to be attributed to them;

Recommends to all States that they be guided in regard to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 28 May 1951;

Requests the tiecretazy-General:

In relation to reservations to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, to conform his practice to the advisory opinion of the Court of 28 May 1951;

( b) In respect of future conventions concluded under the auspices of the United Nations of which he is the depositary:

To continue to act as depositary in connexion with the deposit of documents containing reservations or objections, without passing upon the legal effect of such documents; and

To communicate the text of such documents relating to reservations or objections to all States concerned, leaving it to each State t0 draw legal consequences from such commtmications.

12 January 1952.

A/C.1/608.

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