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The Rule of Law at the National and International Levels

A/RES/64/116View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 83 Rule of law at the national and international levels, published in 2010.

What other versions does this mandate have?

20 versions · 2006–2025
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/167
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2025
A/RES/80/167

The rule of law at the national and international levels

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2024
A/RES/79/126

The rule of law at the national and international levels

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2023
A/RES/78/112

The rule of law at the national and international levels

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2022
A/RES/77/110

The rule of law at the national and international levels

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2021
A/RES/76/117

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Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

22 reports · 2007–2026
YearSymbolTitleMandate resolution
2026A/81/184Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/80/167
2025A/80/99Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/79/126
2024A/79/117Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/78/112
2023A/78/184Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/77/110
2022A/77/213Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/76/117

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects
Capacity BuildingCoordination Within UN SystemInternational LawInternational ObligationsResources AllocationRule of LawTechnical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note of the annual report of the Secretary-General on strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities;3

3A/64/298.

2
Reaffirms the role of the General Assembly in encouraging the progressive development of international law and its codification, and reaffirms further that States shall abide by all their obligations under international law;
3
Stresses the importance of adherence to the rule of law at the national level, and the need to strengthen support to Member States, upon their request, in the domestic implementation of their respective international obligations through enhanced technical assistance and capacity-building, based on greater coordination and coherence within the United Nations system and among donors, and calls for greater evaluation of the effectiveness of such activities;
4
Calls upon the United Nations system to systematically address, as appropriate, aspects of the rule of law in relevant activities, recognizing the importance of the rule of law to virtually all areas of United Nations engagement;
5
Expresses full support for the overall coordination and coherence role of the Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group within the United Nations system within existing mandates, supported by the Rule of Law Unit in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, under the leadership of the Deputy Secretary-General;
6
Requests the Secretary-General to submit his next annual report on United Nations rule of law activities, in accordance with paragraph 5 of resolution 63/128, taking note of paragraph 97 of the report;Error: Reference source not found
7
Welcomes the dialogue initiated by the Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group and the Rule of Law Unit with Member States on the topic “Promoting the rule of law at the international level”, and calls for the continuation of this dialogue with a view to fostering the rule of law at the international level;
8
Encourages the Secretary-General and the United Nations system to accord high priority to rule of law activities;
9
Invites the International Court of Justice, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the International Law Commission to continue to comment, in their respective reports to the General Assembly, on their current roles in promoting the rule of law;
10
Invites the Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group and the Rule of Law Unit to continue to interact with Member States on a regular basis, in particular in informal briefings;
11
Stresses the need to provide the Rule of Law Unit with the necessary funding and staff in order to enable it to carry out its tasks in an effective and sustainable manner and urges the Secretary-General and Member States to continue to support the functioning of the Unit;
12
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-fifth session the item entitled “The rule of law at the national and international levels”, invites Member States to focus their comments in the upcoming Sixth Committee debate on the sub-topic “Laws and practices of Member States in implementing international law”,4 without prejudice to the consideration of the item as a whole, and invites the Secretary-General to provide information on this sub-topic in his report, after seeking the views of Member States.

4See the note by the Chairman of the Sixth Committee (A/C.6/63/L.23). See also paragraph 10 of resolution 63/128 in which the sub-topic “Rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict situations” was identified as a sub-topic for the sixty-sixth session.

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