Consideration of Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Co-Operation Among States in Accordance with the Charter of the United Nations

A/RES/1966(XVIII)No PDF available

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1964.

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1970A/RES/2533(XXIV)Consideration of principles of international law concerning friendly relations and cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United NationsCompare with earlier document
1969A/RES/2463(XXIII)Consideration of principles of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among states in accordance with the Charter of the United NationsCompare with earlier document
1968A/RES/2327(XXII)Consideration of principles of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United NationsCompare with earlier document
1967A/RES/2181(XXI)Consideration of principles of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United NationsCompare with earlier document
1966A/RES/2103(XX)[B]Consideration of principles of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United NationsCompare with earlier document

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Establishment Friendly Relations Among States International Law Members Principles

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Decides to establish a Special Committee on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States--composed of Member States to be appointed by the President of the General Assembly, taking into consideration the principle of equitable geographical representation and the necessity that the principal legal systems of the world should be represented-which would draw up a report containing, for the purpose of the progressive development and codification of the four principles so as to secure their more effective application, the conclusions of its sturly and its recommendations, taking into account in particular :

The practice of the United Nations and of States in the application of the principles established in the Charter of the United Nations;

( b) The comments submitted by Governments on this subject in accordance with paragraph 4 of resolution 1815 (XVII);

( c) The views and suggestions advanced by the representatives of Member States during the seventeenth and eighteenth sessions of the General Assembly;

Recommends the Governments of the States designated members of the Special Committee, in view of the general importance and the technical aspect of the item. to appoint jurists as their representatives on the Special Committee;

Requests the Special Committee to start its work as soon as possible and to submit its report to the General Assembly at its nineteenth session;

Requests the Secretary-General to co-operate with the Special Committee in its work, and to provide all the services and facilities necessary for its meetings, including:

A systematic summary of the comments, statements, proposals and suggestions of Member States on this item ;

( b) A systematic summary of the practice of the United Nations and of views expressed in the United Nations by Member States in respect of the four principles;

( c) Such other material as he deems relevant;

Decides to place an item entitled "Consideration of principles of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations" on the provisional agenda of its· nineteenth session in order to consider the report of the Special Committee and to study, in accordance with operative paragraphs 2 and 3 (d) of resolution 1815 (XVII), the following principles :

The duty of States to co-operate with one another in accordance with the Charter;

( b) The principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples ;

( c) The principle that States shall fulfil in good faith the obligations assumed by them in accordance with the Charter ;

Invites Member States to submit in writing to the Secretary-General, before 1 July 1964, any views or suggestions they may have regarding the principles enumerated in paragraph 5 above, and further urges those Member States which have not already done so to submit by that date their views in accordance with paragraph 4 of resolution 1815 (XVII);

Requests the Secretary-General to communicate to Member States, before the beginning of the nineteenth session, the comments requested in paragraph 6 above.

16 December 1963.

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