Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 135Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its 18th session, published in 1986.

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18 versions · 1969–1987

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Conferences Cooperation Between Organizations Cybersecurity Data Processing Developing Countries Fellowships Financial Assistance International Commercial Arbitration International Economic Relations International Trade Law Model Laws Training Programmes

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Takes note with appreciation of the report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its eighteenth session;

Commends the Commission for the progress made in its work and for having reached decisions by consensus;

Calls upon the Commission to continue to take account of the relevant provisions of the resolutions concerning the new international economic order, as adopted by the General Assembly at its sixth and seventh special sessions, and reaffirms the importance, in particular for developing countries, of the work carried out by the Working Group on the New International Economic Order on a legal guide on the drawing up of international contracts for construction of industrial works;

Notes with particular satisfaction the completion and adoption by the Commission of the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration; 34 5.

Welcomes the work of the Commission on the legal implications of automated data processing on the flow of international trade as an activity of vital importance to States at all levels of economic development, including developing countries, and in this connection:

Commends the Commission for its recommendation on the legal value of computer records35 which, in conjunction with the preparatory report submitted to the Commission by the Secretary-General, 36 aids in clarifying the legal issues;

Calls upon Governments and international organizations to take action, where appropriate, in conformity with the recommendation of the Commission35 so as to ensure legal security in the context of the widest possible use of automated data processing in international trade;

Reaffirms the mandate of the Commission, as the core legal body within the United Nations system in the field of international trade law, to co-ordinate legal activities in this field in order to avoid duplication of effort and to promote efficiency, consistency and coherence in the unification and harmonization of international trade law, and, in this connection, recommends that the Commission, through its secretariat, should continue to maintain close co-operation with the other international organs and organizations, including regional organizations, active in the field of international trade law;

Reaffirms also the importance, in particular for the developing countries, of the work of the Commission concerned with training and assistance in the field of international trade law and the desirability for it to sponsor symposia and seminars, in particular those organized on a regional basis, to promote such training and assistance, and, in this connection:

Expresses its appreciation to those Governments, regional organizations and institutions that have collaborated with the secretariat of the Commission in organizing regional seminars and symposia in the field of international trade law;

Welcomes the initiatives being undertaken by the Commission and its secretariat to collaborate with other organizations and institutions in the organization of regional seminars;

Invites Governments, international organizations and institutions to assist the secretariat of the Commission in financing and organizing regional seminars and symposia, in particular in developing countries;

Invites Governments, relevant United Nations organs, organizations, institutions and individuals to make voluntary contributions to allow the resumption of the programme of the Commission for the award of fellowships on a regular basis to candidates from developing countries to enable them to participate in such symposia and seminars;

Stresses the importance of bringing into effect the conventions emanating from the work of the Commission for the global unification and harmonization of international trade law;

Recommends that the Commission should continue its work on the topics included in its programme of work;

Expresses its appreciation of the important role played by the International Trade Law Branch of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat, as the substantive secretariat of the Commission, in assisting in the implementation of the work programme of the Commission.

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