Report of the International Law Commission

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 114Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its 30th session, published in 1979.

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22 versions · 1964–1988

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8 topics

Diplomatic Bags Diplomatic Couriers International Law International Watercourses Most-Favoured-Nation Clause State Responsibility State Succession Treaties

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15 operative paragraphs

IX.

Takes note of the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its thirtieth sesson;

Expresses its appreciation to the International Law Commission for the work accomplished at that session;

Approves the programme of work planned by the International Law Commission for 1979;

Recommends that the International Law Commission should:

Continue its work on state responsibility with (a) the aim of completing at least the first reading of the set of articles constituting part I of the draft on responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts, within the present term of office of the members of the International Law Commission, taking into account the views expressed in debates in the General Assembly and the observations of Governments;

( b) Continue its work on succession of States in respect of matters other than treaties with the aim of completing, at its thirty-first session, the first reading of the draft articles on succession of States in respect of State property and State debts;

( c) Proceed with the preparation of draft articles on treaties concluded between States and international organizations or between international organizations with the aim of completing, as soon as possible, the first reading of these draft articles;

( d) Continue its work on the law of the nonnavigational uses of international watercourses;

Also recommends that the International Law Commission should continue the study, including those issues it has already identified, concerning the status of the diplomatic courier and the diplomatic bag not accompanied by diplomatic courier, in the light of comments made during the debate on this item in the Sixth Committee at the thirty-third session of the General Assembly and comments to be submitted by Member States, with a view to the possible elaboration of an appropriate legal instrument, and invites all States to submit their written comments o.n the preliminary study carried out by the Commission concerning the status of the diplomatic courier and the diplomatic bag not accompanied by diplomatic courier for their inclusion in the report of the Commission on the work of its thirty-first session;

Further recommends that the International Law Commission should continue its work on the remaining topics in its current programme;

Expresses confidence that the International Law Commission will continue to keep the progress of its work under review and to adopt the methods of work best suited to the speedy completion of the tasks entrusted to it;

Endorses the decision of the International Law Commission to request Governments to transmit their observations and comments on the provisions of chapters I, II and III of part I of the draft articles on State responsibility for internationally wrongful acts;

Expresses its concern over the necessity of strengthening the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat and, therefore, strongly reiterates the recommendation made in General Assembly resolution 32/151;

Expresses the wish that seminars continue to be held in conjunction with sessions of the International Law Commission and that :an increasing number of participants from developing countries be given the opportunity to attend these seminars;

Requests the Secretary-General to forward to the International Law Commission for its attention the records of the discussion on the report of the Commission at the thirty-third session of the General Assembly;

II 1.

Expresses its appreciation to the International Law Commission for its valuable work on the mostfavoured-nation clause and to the Special Rapporteurs on the topic for their contribution to this work;

Invites all States, organs of the United Nations which have competence in the subject-matter and interested intergovernmental organizations to submit, not later than 31 December 1979, their written comments and observations on chapter II of the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its thirtieth session and, in particular, on:

The draft articles on most-favoured-nation clauses adopted by the International Law Commission;

( b) Those provisions relating to such clauses on which the International Law Commission was unable to take decisions; and requests States to comment on the recommendation of the International Law Commission that those draft articles should be recommended to Member States with a view to the conclusion of a convention on the subject;

Requests the Secretary-General to circulate, before the thirty-fifth session of the General Assembly, the comments and observations submitted in accordance with paragraph 2 above;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session an item entitled "Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clauses".

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