The Rule of Law at the National and International Levels

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 80 Rule of law at the national and international levels, published in 2006.

What other versions does this mandate have?

20 versions · 2006–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/167

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/167	The rule of law at the national and international levels	1,908	90%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/126	The rule of law at the national and international levels	1,803	94%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/112	The rule of law at the national and international levels	1,806	92%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/110	The rule of law at the national and international levels	1,677	92%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/117	The rule of law at the national and international levels	1,584	98%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

22 reports · 2007–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/184	Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/167
2025	A/80/99	Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/126
2024	A/79/117	Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/112
2023	A/78/184	Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/110
2022	A/77/213	Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/117

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Capacity Building Consultations Coordination Within UN System Report Preparation Rule of Law Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States on matters pertaining to the issues addressed in the present resolution and to submit a report thereon at its sixty-second session;

Also requests the Secretary-General to prepare an inventory of the current activities of the various organs, bodies, offices, departments, funds and programmes within the United Nations system devoted to the promotion of the rule of law at the national and international levels for submission at its sixty-third session, and to submit an interim report thereon to the General Assembly for its consideration at its sixty-second session;

Further requests the Secretary-General, after having sought the views of Member States, to prepare and submit, at its sixty-third session, a report identifying ways and means for strengthening and coordinating the activities listed in the inventory to be prepared pursuant to paragraph 2 above, with special regard to the effectiveness of assistance that may be requested by States in building capacity for the promotion of the rule of law at the national and international levels;

Urges the Secretary-General, as a matter of priority, to submit the report on the establishment of a rule of law assistance unit within the Secretariat, in conformity with paragraph 134 (e) of the 2005 World Summit Outcome;²

²See resolution 60/1.

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-second session the item entitled “The rule of law at the national and international levels”, and recommends that, as from the sixty-second session and after consultations among Member States, the Sixth Committee annually choose one or two sub-topics to facilitate a focused discussion for the subsequent session, without prejudice to the consideration of the item as a whole.

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