Reports of the International Law Commission

XXI. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
2167. Reports of the International Law Commission

The General Assembly, Having considered the reports of the International Law Commission on the second part of its seventeenth session and on its eighteenth session [1] Recalling its resolutions 1686 (XVI) of 19 December 1961, 1765 (XVII) of 20 November 1962, 1902 (XVIII) of 18 November 1963 and 2045 (XX) of 8 December 1965, by which it recommended that the International Law Commission should continue its work of codification and progressive development of the law of treaties, State responsibility', succession of States and Governments, special missions and relations between States and intergovernmental organizations, Emphasizing the need for the further codification and progressive development of international law in order to make it a more effective means of implementing the purposes and principles set forth in Articles 1 and 2 of the Charter of the United Nations and to give increased importance to its role in relations among nations, Noting with satisfaction that at its eighteenth session the International Law Commission adopted the final text of its draft articles on the law of treaties and also made progress in the codification and progressive development of the international law relating to special missions, Noting further with appreciation that the United Nations Office at Geneva organized in May 1966, during the eighteenth session of the International Law Commission, a second session of the Seminar on Inter national Law for advanced students and young government officials responsible in their respective countries for dealing with questions of international law and that the Seminar, which was made possible by the generous collaboration of members of the Commission, was well organized and functioned to the satisfaction of all,

1. Takes note of the report of the International Law Commission on the work of the second part of its seventeenth session and of chapters I, III and IV of the report on the work of its eighteenth session;

2. Expresses its appreciation to the International Law Commission for the work it has accomplished;

3. Notes with approval the programme of work for 1967 proposed by the International Law Commission, in chapter IV of the report on the work of its eighteenth session;

4. Recommends that the International Law Commission should:

(a) Continue the work of codification and progressive development of the international law relating to, special missions, taking into account the views expressed at the twenty-first session of the General Assembly and the comments which may be submitted by Governments, with the object of presenting a final draft on the topic in the report on the work of its nineteenth session;

(b) Continue its work on succession of States and Governments, State responsibility and relations between States and intergovernmental organizations, taking into, account the views and considerations referred to in General Assembly resolutions 1765 (XVII) and 1902 (XVIII);

5. Expresses the wish that, in conjunction with future sessions of the International Law Commission, other seminars be organized which should continue to ensure the participation of a reasonable number of nationals from the developing countries;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to forward to the International Law Commission the records of the discussions at the twenty-first session of the General Assembly on the reports of the Commission.

1484th plenary meeting,
5 December 1966.

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[1] Ibid., Supplement No. 9 (A/6309/Rev.1).