Draft Declaration on Rights and Duties of States

UN General Assembly, Draft Declaration on Rights and Duties of States, A/RES/596, UN General Assembly, 7 December 1951, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1951/en/7571 [accessed 09 February 2025]
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VI. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
596. Draft Declaration on Rights and Duties of States

The General Assembly, Bearing in mind That the General Assembly by resolution 375 (IV) of 6 December 1949 took note of the draft Declaration on Rights and Duties of States[1]1prepared by the International Law Commission, and expressed to the Commission its appreciation for its work on the draft Declaration, That by the same resolution the General Assembly resolved to transmit to Member States, for consideration, the draft Declaration together with the documentation relating thereto, and to request them to furnish their comments and suggestions, That, furthermore, Member States were requested to furnish at the same time comments on the questions whether any further action should be taken by the General Assembly on the draft Declaration, and if so, what should be the nature of the document to be aimed at, and what procedure should be adopted in relation to it, Considering that the number of States which in pursuance of the said resolution have given their comments and suggestions is too small to base thereon any definite decision,

1. Decides to postpone for the time being consideration 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 to undertake consideration as soon as a majority of the Member States have transmitted such replies.

2. 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);

3. 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.

352nd plenary meeting,
7 December 1951.
[1] See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fourth Session, Supplement No. 10, page 8.
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