Draft Declaration on Rights and Duties of States

A/RES/596(VI)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1952.

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2 versions · 1949–1952

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1952	A/RES/596(VI)	Draft Declaration on Rights and Duties of States	557	11%Compare
1949	A/RES/375(IV)	Draft Declaration on Rights and Duties of States	1,643	–

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5 subjects

Declarations International Obligations Publishing Sovereignty Written Communications

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83. 597 (VI). Consideration of the methods and procedures of the General Assembly for dealing with legal and drafting questions (20 December 1951) ( item 63) .

84. 598 (VI). Reservations to multilateral conventions (12 January 1952) (items 49 (a')-50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

84. 599 (VI). Question of defining aggression (31 January i952) (item 49 (b))...

84. 600 (VI). Review of the Statute of the International Law Commission (31 January 1952) (item 49 (c)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

85. 601 (Vi). Report of the International Law Commission covering the work of its third session (chapters VI, VII, and VIII) (31 January 1952) (item 49)....

85. 602 (VI). Ways and means for making the evidence of customary international law more readily available ( 1 February 1952) ( item 53) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

85. 603 (VI). Designation of non-member States to which a certified copy of the Revised General Act for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes shall be communicated by the Secretary-General for the purpose of accession to this Act ( 1 February 1952) ( item 51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

85. 604 (VI). Regulations to give effect to article III, section 8, of tl;J.e Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America (1 February 1952) (item 52) . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .

86. 605 (VI). Request of the Government of China for revision of the Chinese text of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1 February 1952) (item 56) . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .

87. 606 (VI). Application of the Headquarters Agreement to representatives of nongovernmental organizations (1 February 1952) (item 59)................

87. 596 (VI). Draft Declaration on Rights and Duties mentation relating thereto, and to request them to furof States nish their comments and suggestions,

That, furthermore, Member States were requested to The Ge.neral Assembly,

furnish at the same time comments on the questions whether any further action should be taken by the

Bearing in mind General Assembly on the draft Declaration, and if so, That the General Assembly by resolution 375 (IV)

what should be the nature of the document to be aimed of 6 Decemb,,. 1949 took note of the draft Declaration at, and what procedure should be adopted in relation on Rights and Duties of States1 prepared by the Interto it, .national Law Commission, and expressed to the Com- C onsidenng that the number of States which in purmission its appreciation for its work on the draft suance of the said resolution have given their comments Declaration,

and suggestions is too small to base thereon any definite That by the same resolution the General Assembly decision,

resolved to transmit to Member States, for considera- 1.

Decides to postpone for the time being consideration, the draft Declaration together with the docution of the draft Declaration on Rights and Duties of States until a sufficient number of States have transmitted their comments and suggestions, and in any case 1 Sec Official Records of the General Assembly, Fourth Sesto undertake consideration as soon as a majority of the Member States have transmitted such replies.

83. Urges the Member States which have not yet done so to reply as soon as possible to the questions put by the General Assembly in paragraph 4 of resolution 375 (IV);

Requests the Secretary-General to publish the comments and suggestions which will be furnished by Member States, for such use as the General Assembly may find desirable at any later stage.

7 December 1951.

sion, S•PPlefflfflt No. JO, page 8.

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