United Nations Conference on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 107Conference of plenipotentiaries on succession of States in respect of treaties, published in 1977.

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2 versions · 1977–1978

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8 topics

Conference and Meeting Services Conferences Experts Observer Status Participants State Succession Treaties Vienna (Austria)

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14 operative paragraphs

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31/18.

United Nations Conference on Succession be appropriate on the question of succession of States in respect of treaties,

of States in Respect of Treaties

Taking note of the reports of the Secretary-General8

Decides that the United Nations Conference on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties, referred to in General Assembly resolution 3496 (XXX), will be held from 4 April to 6 May 1977 at Vienna;

Requests the Secretary-General to invite:

All States to participate in the Conference;

Representatives of organizations that have re- ( b) ceived a standing invitation from the General Assembly to participate in the sessions and the work of all international conferences convened under its auspices, in the capacity of observers, in accordance with Assembly resolution 3237 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974;

( c) Representatives of national liberation movements recognized in its region by the Organization of African Unity, in the capacity of observers, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 3280 (XXIX) of 10 December 1974;

( d) The specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as interested organs of the United Nations and interested regional intergovernmental organizations, to be represented at the Conference by observers;

Refers to the Conference as the basic proposal for its consideration the draft articles on succession of States in respect of treaties adopted by the International Law Commission at its twenty-sixth session;

Decides that the languages of the Conference shall be those used in the General Assembly and its Main Committees;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Conference all relevant documentation and recommendations relating to its methods of work and procedures and to arrange for the necessary staff, facilities and services which it will require, including the provision of summary records;

Requests the Secretary-General to arrange for the presence at the Conference, as an expert, of the International Law Commission's latest Special Rapporteur on the topic of succession of States in respect of treaties.

31/19. Respect for human rights in armed conflicts

Calls upon all parties to armed conflicts to acknowledge and to comply with their obligations under the humanitarian instruments and to observe the international humanitarian rules which are applicable, in particular the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907,11 the Geneva Protocol of 19256 and the Geneva Conventions of 1949;7 2.

Calls the attention of the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts, and of the Governments and organizations participating in it, to the need for measures to promote on a universal basis the dissemination of and instruction in the rules of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflicts;

Urges all participants in the Diplomatic Conference to do their utmost to reach agreement on additional rules which may help to alleviate the suffering brought about by armed conflicts and to respect and protect non-combatants and civilian objects in such conflicts, and to bring the Conference during its final session in 1977 to a successful conclusion;

Expresses its appreciation to the Swiss Federal Council for convoking the fourth session of the Diplomatic Conference from 17 March to 10 June 1977;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-second session on relevant developments concerning human rights in armed conflicts, in particular on the proceedings and results of the 1977 session of the Diplomatic Conference;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-second session the item entitled "Respect for human rights in armed conflicts".

31/28. Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization

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31/19. Respect for human rights in armed conflicts

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