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 86 Rule of law at the national and international levels, published in 2007.

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

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 6	Legal affairs	98

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
	Programme 6	Legal affairs	98	—

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.

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?

5 subjects

Capacity Building Consultations Coordination Within UN System Force in International Relations Rule of Law

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Reiterates its request to 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 welcomes the interim report thereon submitted to the General Assembly at the sixty-second session;³

³A/62/261.

Also reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to prepare and submit, after having sought the views of Member States, 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 1 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;

Invites the International Court of Justice, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the International Law Commission to comment, in their respective reports to the General Assembly, on their current roles in promoting the rule of law;

Notes with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Uniting our strengths: enhancing United Nations support for the rule of law”⁴ supports the Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group, supported by the rule of law unit in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, under the leadership of the Deputy Secretary-General, and requests the Secretary-General to provide details on the staffing and other requirements for the unit without delay to the General Assembly for its consideration during the sixty-second session in accordance with existing relevant procedures;

⁴A/61/636-S/2006/980 and Corr.1.

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-third session the item entitled “The rule of law at the national and international levels”.

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