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Consolidation and Progressive Development of the Principles and Norms of International Economic Law Relating in Particular to the Legal Aspects of the New International Economic Order

A/RES/35/166View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 111 Consolidation and progressive development of the principles and norms of international economic law relating in particular to the legal aspects of the new international economic order, published in 1981.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1980–1981
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1981
A/RES/35/166

Consolidation and progressive development of the principles and norms of international economic law relating in particular to the legal aspects of the new international economic order

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1980
A/RES/34/150

Consolidation and progressive development of the principles and norms of international economic law relating in particular to the legal aspects of the new international economic order

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What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject
International Economic Law

What’s in this document?

20 operative paragraphs

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Requests the Special Committee at its next session:
(a) To accord priority to its work on the proposals regarding the question of the maintenance of international peace and security, with a view to listing and examining all proposals, including those relating to the functioning of the Security Council;
(b) To consider proposals made by Member States on the question of rationalization of existing procedures of the United Nations and, subsequently, any proposals under other topics;
4
Further requests the Special Committee, in the l~ght of the progress it has achieved concerning the ques- ~1on of the peaceful settlement of disputes, to continue its work on this question with a view to developing and recommending a means of bringing the work to an appropriate conclusion on the basis of the list prepared by the Committee in accordance with General Assembly resolution 33/94;
5
Also requests the Special Committee to continue the elaboration of the draft Manila declaration on the peaceful settlement of international disputes with a view to submitting it for consideration to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session;
6
Requests the Special Committee to be mindful of the i!llportai:ice_ ?f reaching general agreement whenever 1t has s1gntf1cance for the outcome of its work:
7
Urges members of the Special Committee to participate fully in its work in fulfilment of the mandate entrusted to it;
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_Invites Governments to submit or to bring up to date, 1f they deem it necessary, their observations and proposals in accordance with General Assembly resolution 3499 (XXX);
9
Requests the Secretary-General to render all a~sistance to the Special Committee, including the provis10n of summary records; 14 _10..
Requests the Secretary-General to give high pnonty to the preparation and publication of the suppleme~ts to the Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council _and the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Or$ans m order_ to bring those publications up to date as quickly as possible and to submit a progress report on the _matter to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session;
11
Requests the Special Committee to submit a r~port on_its work to the General Assembly at its thirtysixth session; . 12.. De~ides to \nclude in the provisional agenda of its t~1rty-s1xth ~ess1on the item entitled "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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Endorses the recommendations of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country contained in paragraph 31 of its report; i;
2
Strongly condemns the acts of terrorism perpetrated against missions accredited to the United Nations and their personnel:
3
Requests the Secretary-General to remain actively engaged in all aspects of host country relations with the United Nat ions, in particular with regard to the need for effective measures to be taken by the host country in view of recent developments, and to follow deve_lopments in these areas in co-operation with the Chairman of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country;
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Requests the Committee on Relations with the Host Country to continue its work, in conformity with General Assembly resolution 28 I 9 (XXVI) of 15 December 1971;
pecides t~ include !n the provisional agenda of its th1rty-s1xth session the item entitled "Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country".
35 / I 66.
Consolidation and progressive development of the principles and norms of international economic law relatin~ in particular to the legal aspects of the new mternational economic order

IX.

Requests the United Nations Institute for Training and Research:
a
To prepare a list of the existing and evolving principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order concerning the economic relations among States, international organizations and other entities of public international law, and the activities of transnational corporations, as contained, inter alia, in the following texts:
i
Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;3' (ii)
Declaration and Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order;40 (iii)
Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States; 41 (iv)
General Assembly resolution 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and international economic co-operation;
v
International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade; 42 (vi)
Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices; 4' (vii)
Final Acts of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development44 and declarations
adopted by all United Nations conferences relevant to the new international economic order;
b
To prepare an analytical study, on the basis of the list referred to in subparagraph (a) above, on the progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order;
c
To complete the study referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) above in time for the Secretary-
"TD/RBP/CONF /10.
" Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Devel-
No. E.68.II.D.14); ibid., Third Session, vol. I, Report and Annexes General to submit it to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session;
Urges Member States to submit relevant information with respect to the study not later than 31 July 1981;
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Requests the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the regional commissions, the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations and other relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations active in this field, as
determined by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, to submit relevant information and to cooperate fully with the Institute in the implementation of the present resolution;
4
Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Asst:mbly at its thirty-sixth session a report on the study made by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research for its consideration on a priority basis, under an item entitled "Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order" to be included in the provisional agenda of that session.
35/167. Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States
_5.
"See sect. VIII, resolution 35/10 B. para. 2 (e).
'' Official Records of the General Assemblv. Thirty-fijih Session.
"' Resolution 22 A (I). Supplement No. 26 (A/35/26).
· ·· Resolution 169 (II).
" A/35/466.
" Resolution 2625 (XXV), annex.
"' Resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-Vl).
41 Resolution 3281 (XXIX).
"See sect. V, resolution 35/56, annex. opment, vol. I, Final Act and Report (United Nations publication, Sales No. 64.II.B. l l); ibid., Second Session, vol. I and Corr. I and 3 and Add.I and 2, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.73.11.D.4); ibid., Fourth Session, vol. I, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.11.D. IO and corrigendum); and ibid., Fifth Session, vol. I.
publication. Sales No E.75.Y.12), p. 201. document A/CONF67/l5. Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No.
annex. E.79.II.D.14).
'"Ibid., p. 207, document A/CONF.67/16.

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