Review of the Multilateral Treaty-Making Process

A/RES/36/112View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 120 Review of the multilateral treaty-making process, published in 1982.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1978–1985

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/39/90

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1985	A/RES/39/90	Review of the multilateral treaty-making process	698	31%Compare
1983	A/RES/37/110	Review of the multilateral treaty-making process	347	40%Compare
1982	A/RES/36/112	Review of the multilateral treaty-making process	577	12%Compare
1978	A/RES/32/48	Review of the multilateral treaty-making process	1,792	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject

Treaties

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

IX.

Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General submitted to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth43 and thirty-sixth45 sessions, including the replies and observations made by Governments and international organizations on the review of the multilateral treaty-making process;46 2.

Decides, in the light of statements made on this item at the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly, to establish at the thirty-seventh session a working group of the Sixth Committee;

To consider the questions raised in annex I of the report of the Secretary-General to the General Assei:nbly at its thirty-sixth session45 and any other relevant matenal submitted by Governments and international organizations;

To assess the methods of multilateral treaty-making used in the United Nations and in conferences convened under its auspices to determine whether the current methods of multilateral treaty-making are as efficient, economical and effective as they could be to meet the needs of the Member States;

( c) To make recommendations on the basis of the abovementioned assessment;

Invites Governments and international organizations to submit by 30 June 1982 their observations on the reports submitted by the Secretary-General, taking into account the specific questions contained in annex I of the report submitted to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session, as well as their comments on any other aspect of the subject, as they consider desirable;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session a report containing the observations and comments received pursuant to paragraph 3 above;

Also requests the Secretary-General to prepare documentation containing the material and information listed in annex II of the report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session, in the form of a provisional version of a volume in the Legislative Series, as well as a topical analysis of the observations and replies received, in time for use by the working group referred to in paragraph 2 above;

Funher requests the Secretary-General to prepare and publish as soon as possible new editions of the Handbook of Final Clauses41 and the Summary of the Practice of the Secretary-General as Depositary of Multilateral Agreements, 48 taking into account relevant new developments and practices in that respect;

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

38 lbid., Thirty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 33 (A/36/33).

39 A/C.6/36/L.19.

41 A/36/145.

40 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Sup- " A/36/146. plement No. JO (A/33/IO).

" A/35/312 and Corr. I.

"Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-sixth Session, Sixth Committee, 54th-57th, 63rd and 64th meetings; and ibid., Sixth Committee, Sessional Fascicle, corrigendum.

., N36/553.

""N36/553/Add. I and 2.

49 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-sixth Session, Supplement No. JO (N36/IO and Corr.I).

,o Official Records of the United Nations Conference on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties, vol. III. Documents of the Conference (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.79.Y.10), p. 185.

" Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-sixth Session, Sup· plement No. JO (N36110 and Corr. I), chap. II, sect. D .

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