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Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts

A/RES/59/35No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 139Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts, published in 2004.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 2002–2025
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/159
  • 2025A/RES/80/159Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful actsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/RES/77/97Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful actsCompare with previous version
  • 2019A/RES/74/180Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful actsCompare with previous version
  • 2016A/RES/71/133Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful actsCompare with previous version
  • 2013A/RES/68/104Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful actsCompare 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
International LawInternational ObligationsState ResponsibilityWritten Communications

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Commends once again the articles on responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts to the attention of Governments, without prejudice to the question of their future adoption or other appropriate action;
2
Requests the Secretary-General to invite Governments to submit their written comments on any future action regarding the articles;
3
Also requests the Secretary-General to prepare an initial compilation of decisions of international courts, tribunals and other bodies referring to the articles and to invite Governments to submit information on their practice in this regard, and further requests the Secretary-General to submit this material well in advance of its sixty-second session;
4
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-second session the item entitled “Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts”.

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