Report of the International Law Commission on the Work of Its 62nd Session

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 79 Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its 62nd session, published in 2011.

What other versions does this mandate have?

13 versions · 1990–2022

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/77/103

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2022	A/RES/77/103	Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its 73rd session	2,913	78%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/111	Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its 72nd session	2,631	76%Compare
2020	A/RES/75/135	Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its 72nd session	2,686	86%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/186	Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its 71st session	2,617	58%Compare
2012	A/RES/66/98	Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its 63rd session	2,207	66%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2010

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2010	A/65/186	Assistance to special rapporteurs of the International Law Commission report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/64/114

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Consultations Cooperation Between Organizations Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Documentation Information Exchange International Law International Law Codification Reservations and Declarations Responsibility of International Organizations Treaties

What’s in this document?

29 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixty-second session,1 and recommends that the Commission continue its work on the topics in its current programme, taking into account the comments and observations of Governments, whether submitted in writing or expressed orally in debates in the Sixth Committee;

Expresses its appreciation to the International Law Commission for the work accomplished at its sixty-second session;

Draws the attention of Governments to the importance for the International Law Commission of having their views on the various aspects of the topics on the agenda of the Commission, in particular on all the specific issues identified in chapter III of its report, regarding:

Reservations to treaties;

Treaties over time;

Invites Governments to submit to the secretariat of the Commission, by 31 January 2011, any further observations on the entire set of draft guidelines constituting the Guide to Practice on Reservations to Treaties, provisionally adopted by the Commission at its sixty-second session,⁴ with a view to finalizing the Guide at the sixty-third session;

⁴See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/65/10), chap. IV, sect. C.

Draws once again the attention of Governments to the importance for the International Law Commission of having their comments and observations by 1 January 2011 on the draft articles and commentaries on the topic “Responsibility of international organizations” adopted on first reading by the Commission at its sixty-first session;⁵

⁵Ibid., Sixty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/64/10), chap. IV, sect. C.

Invites the International Law Commission to give priority to its consideration of the topics “Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction” and “The obligation to extradite or prosecute (aut dedere aut judicare)”;

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on assistance to special rapporteurs of the International Law Commission⁶ and of paragraphs 396 to 398 of the report of the International Law Commission, and requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to identify concrete options for support for the work of special rapporteurs, additional to those provided under General Assembly resolution 56/272 of 27 March 2002;

⁶A/65/186.

Invites the International Law Commission to continue taking measures to enhance its efficiency and productivity and to consider making proposals to that end;

Encourages the International Law Commission to continue taking cost-saving measures at its future sessions, without prejudice to the efficiency and effectiveness of its work;

Takes note of paragraph 405 of the report of the International Law Commission, and decides that the next session of the Commission shall be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 26 April to 3 June and from 4 July to 12 August 2011;

Welcomes the enhanced dialogue between the International Law Commission and the Sixth Committee at the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly, stresses the desirability of further enhancing the dialogue between the two bodies, and in this context encourages, inter alia, the continued practice of informal consultations in the form of discussions between the members of the Sixth Committee and the members of the Commission attending the sixty-sixth session of the Assembly;

Encourages delegations, during the debate on the report of the International Law Commission, to adhere as far as possible to the structured work programme agreed to by the Sixth Committee and to consider presenting concise and focused statements;

Encourages Member States to consider being represented at the level of legal adviser during the first week in which the report of the International Law Commission is discussed in the Sixth Committee (International Law Week) to enable high-level discussions on issues of international law;

Requests the International Law Commission to continue to pay special attention to indicating in its annual report, for each topic, any specific issues on which expressions of views by Governments, either in the Sixth Committee or in written form, would be of particular interest in providing effective guidance for the Commission in its further work;

Takes note of paragraphs 404 and 406 to 410 of the report of the International Law Commission with regard to cooperation and interaction with other bodies, and encourages the Commission to continue the implementation of article 16, paragraph (e), article 25 and article 26 of its statute in order to further strengthen cooperation between the Commission and other bodies concerned with international law, having in mind the usefulness of such cooperation;

Notes that consulting with national organizations and individual experts concerned with international law may assist Governments in considering whether to make comments and observations on drafts submitted by the International Law Commission and in formulating their comments and observations;

Reaffirms its previous decisions concerning the indispensable role of the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat in providing assistance to the International Law Commission, including in the preparation of memorandums and studies on topics on the agenda of the Commission;

Approves the conclusions reached by the International Law Commission in paragraph 399 of its report, and reaffirms its previous decisions concerning the documentation and summary records of the Commission;⁷

⁷See resolutions 32/151, para. 10, and 37/111, para. 5, and all subsequent resolutions on the annual reports of the International Law Commission to the General Assembly.

Takes note of paragraph 400 of the report of the International Law Commission, and stresses the need to expedite the preparation of the summary records of the Commission;

Also takes note of paragraph 401 of the report of the International Law Commission, expresses its appreciation to Governments that have made voluntary contributions to the trust fund on the backlog relating to the Yearbook of the International Law Commission, and encourages further contributions to the fund;

Welcomes the continuous efforts of the Codification Division to maintain and improve the website relating to the work of the International Law Commission;⁸

⁸www.un.org/law/ilc.

Expresses the hope that the International Law Seminar will continue to be held in connection with the sessions of the International Law Commission and that an increasing number of participants, in particular from developing countries, will be given the opportunity to attend the Seminar, and appeals to States to continue to make urgently needed voluntary contributions to the United Nations Trust Fund for the International Law Seminar;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the International Law Seminar with adequate services, including interpretation, as required, and encourages him to continue considering ways to improve the structure and content of the Seminar;

Also requests the Secretary-General to forward to the International Law Commission, for its attention, the records of the debate on the report of the Commission at the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly, together with such written statements as delegations may circulate in conjunction with their oral statements, and to prepare and distribute a topical summary of the debate, following established practice;

Requests the Secretariat to circulate to States, as soon as possible after the conclusion of the session of the International Law Commission, chapter II of its report containing a summary of the work of that session, chapter III containing the specific issues on which the views of Governments would be of particular interest to the Commission and the draft articles adopted on either first or second reading by the Commission;

Encourages the International Law Commission to continue considering ways in which specific issues on which the views of Governments would be of particular interest to the Commission could be framed so as to help Governments to have a better appreciation of the issues on which responses are required;

Recommends that the debate on the report of the International Law Commission at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly commence on 24 October 2011.

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