Review of Multilateral Treaty-Making Process

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 104Review of the multilateral treaty-making process, published in 1981.

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 topic

Treaties

What does this mandate say?

27 operative paragraphs

Calls again upon all States to adhere strictly in their international relations to the principle that States shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered:

Considers that the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes should represent one of the central concerns for States and that, to this end, the efforts for examining and further developing the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States and the means of consolidating its full observance by all States in their international relations should be continued:

Considers also that the elaboration, as soon as possible, of a declaration of the General Assembly on the peaceful settlement of international disputes is likely to contribute to the strengthening of the role and the efficiency of the United Nations in pn:venting conflicts and settling them peacefully:

Requests the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization to continue the elaboration of the draft Manila declaration on the peaceful settlement of international disputes with a view to submitting it for

further consideration to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session;

Refers to the Special Committee the report of its Working Group on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, 1x as well as the views expressed at the current session of the General Assembly on the contents of the declaration;

Expresses the hope that the States which have not yet transmitted to the Secretary-General their opinions on that matter will do so as soon as possible in order to contribute, in this way also, to the elaboration of the declaration;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Peaceful settlement of disputes between States".

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General:

Requests the Secretary-General to reiterate his invitation to Member States, organs of the United Nations which have competence in the subject-matter and interested intergovernmental organizations to submit or bring up to date. not later than 30 June 198 I, their written comments and observations on chapter II of the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its thirtieth session 211 and, in particular, on:

The draft articles on most-favoured-nation clauses adopted by the Commission:

Those provisions relating to such clauses on which the Commission was unable to take decisions:

and also requests States to comment on the recommendation of the 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, be- 3. fore the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly, the comments and observations submitted in accordance with paragraph 2 above:

Further requests the Secretary-General to bring up to date, in view of the comments and observations mentioned in paragraph 2 above, the analytical compilation of comments and observations from Governments, organs of the United Nations which have competence in the subject-matter and interested intergovernmental organizations:

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clauses" and to consider it at an early stage.

35 / 162.

Review of the multilateral treaty-making process

Takes note of the report of the Secretary- General, 22 and of the views of Governments and of the International Law Commission contained in the addenda thereto, 23 on the review of the multilateral treatymaking process;

Invites Governments and international intergovernmental organizations to submit by 31 July I 981 their observations on the report of the Secretary-General,

taking into account the specific questions contained in section IV thereof, as well as their comments on any other aspect of the subject, as they consider desirable:

Requests the Secretary-General to make his report and its addenda widely available to other interested organizations which are active in the preparation and study of multilateral treaties, and to invite them to comment on the subject of the report;

Requests the Secretary-General to collate and arrange the material received pursuant to General Assembly resolution 32/48, with a view to its possible publication;

Also requests the Secretary-General to prepare and publish new editions of the Handbook of Final Clauses24 and the Summary of the Practice of the Secretary-General as Depositary of Multilateral Agreements;25 6.

Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session a report containing the replies received pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3 above, as well as a topical summary of the debate at its thirty-fifth session:

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Review of the multilateral treaty-making process".

35/163. Report of the International Law Commission

Takes note of the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its thirty-second session;

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 l981; 2x 4.

Recommends that, taking into account the written comments of Governments and views expressed in debates in the General Assembly, the International Law Commission should, at its thirty-third session:

Complete, as recommended by the General Assembly in resolution 34/141. the second reading of the draft articles on succession of States in respect of matters other than treaties, adopted at its thirty-first and thirty-second sessions:

Commence the second reading of the draft articles on treaties concluded between States and international organizations or between international organizations:

Continue its work on State responsibility with the aim of beginning the preparation of draft articles concerning part two of the draft on responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts, bearing in mind the need for a second reading of the draft articles constituting part one of the draft:

Continue its work on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited hy international law:

Proceed with the preparation of draft articles on the law of the non-navigational uses of international

·, Sec Official Records of the Genaal Assemhl_i-. Thirty-jijih Session.

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Review of the multilateral treaty-making process

35/163. Report of the International Law Commission

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