United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations

 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations

  The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 37/112 of 16 December 1982, by which it decided that an international convention should be concluded on the basis of the draft article on the law of treaties between States and international organizations or between international organizations, adopted by the International Law Commission at its thirty-fourth session, Recalling also its resolution 38/139 of 19 December 1983, by which it decided that the appropriate forum for the final consideration of the draft articles should be a conference of plenipotentiaries to be convened not earlier than 1985 and agreed to decide at its thirty-ninth session upon the question of the date and place for the convening of the United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations, as well as upon the question of participation in the Conference, Having received the report of the Secretary-General, which contains comments and observations submitted by States and principal international intergovernmental organizations, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 38/139, Recognizing the importance of achieving a successful conclusion of the work of the Conference through the promotion of general agreement, Bearing in mind the relationship between the law of treaties between States and the subject-matter to be dealt with by the Conference, Noting with appreciation that an invitation has been extended by the Government of Austria to hold the Conference at Vienna,

1. Decides that the United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations should be held at Vienna from 18 February to 21 March 1986;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to invite:

(a) All States to participate in the Conference;

(b) Namibia, represented by the United Nations Council for Namibia, to participate in the Conference, in accordance with paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 37/233 C of 20

December 1982;

(c) Representatives of organizations that have received a standing invitation from the General Assembly to participate in the sessions and the work of all international conferences convened under its auspices in the capacity of observers to participate in the Conference in that capacity, in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 3237 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974 and 31/152 of 20 December 1

(d) Representatives of the national liberation movements recognized in its region by the Organization of African Unity to participate in the Conference as observers, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 3280 (XXIX) of 10 December 1974;

(e) Representatives of international intergovernmental organizations that have traditionally been invited to participate as observers at legal codification conferences convened under the auspices of the United Nations to participate in the Conference in a capacity to be considered during the consultations referred to in paragraph 8 below and to be decided upon by the General Assembly at its fortieth session;

3. Invites the participants referred to in paragraph 2 above to include as far as possible among their representatives experts competent in the field to be considered;

4. Decides that the languages of the Conference shall be the official and working languages of the General Assembly, its committees and its sub-committees

5. Refers to the Conference, as the basic proposal for its consideration, the draft articles on the law of treaties between States and international organizations or between international organizations adopted by the International Law Commission at its thirty-fourth session;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Conference all relevant documentation and recommendations relating to the rules of procedure and methods of work, taking into account the importance of promoting general agreement on the final results of the work of the Conference, and to arrange for the necessary staff, facilities and services which it will require, including the provision of summary records;

7. Also requests the Secretary-General to arrange for the presence at the Conference, as an expert, of the International Law Commission's Special Rapporteur on the question of treaties concluded between States and international organizations or between two or more international organizations;

8. Appeals to participants in the Conference to organize consultations, primarily on the organization and methods of work of the Conference, including rules of procedure, and on major issues of substance, including final clauses and settlement of disputes, prior to the convening of the Conference in order to facilitate a successful conclusion of its work through the promotion of general agreement;

9. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session an item entitled "Preparation for the United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations.