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Draft Code of Offences Against the Peace and Security of Mankind

A/RES/40/69No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 133Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind, published in 1986.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 1955–1987
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/41/75
  • 1987A/RES/41/75Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of MankindLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1986A/RES/40/69Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of MankindCompare with previous version
  • 1985A/RES/39/80Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of MankindCompare with previous version
  • 1984A/RES/38/132Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of MankindCompare with previous version
  • 1983A/RES/37/102Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of MankindCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Crimes Against PeaceInternational CrimesInternational Law CodificationInternational Security

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Invites the International Law Commission to continue its work on the elaboration of the draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind by elaborating an introduction as well as a list of the offences,
taking into account the progress made at its thirty-seventh session, as well as the views expressed during the fortieth session of the General Assembly;
2
Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States and intergovernmental organizations regarding the outline of the future Code proposed by the Special Rapporteur and contained in paragraph 43 of the report of the International Law Commission, 24 and the conclusions contained in paragraphs 99, 100 and IOI of the said report;
3
Further requests the Secretary-General to include the views received from Member States and intergovernmental organizations in accordance with paragraph 2 above in a report to be submitted to the General Assembly at its forty-first session with a view to adopting, at the appropriate time, the necessary decision thereon;
4
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session the item entitled "Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind''. Ill be considered in conjunction with the examination of the report of the International Law Commission.

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