A/RES/74/180
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
27 December 2019
Seventy-fourth session
Agenda item 75
Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 18 December 2019
[on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/74/421)]
74/180.
Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 56/83 of 12 December 2001, the annex to which contains
the text of the articles on responsibility of States for international ly wrongful acts,
recalling also the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty third session, 1 and recalling further its resolutions 59/35 of 2 December 2004, 62/61
of 6 December 2007, 65/19 of 6 December 2010, 68/104 of 16 December 2013 and
71/133 of 13 December 2016 commending the articles to the attention of
Governments,
Emphasizing the continuing importance of the codification and progressive
development of international law, as referred to in Article 13, paragraph 1 (a), of the
Charter of the United Nations,
Noting that the subject of responsibility of States for internationally wrongful
acts is of major importance in relations between States,
Noting with appreciation the compilation of decisions of international courts,
tribunals and other bodies referring to the articles, prepared by the Secretary General, 2
Noting the discussion on whether Member States should examine all procedural
options regarding possible action on the basis of the ar ticles,
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Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 10 and
corrigendum (A/56/10 and A/56/10/Corr.1).
See A/62/62, A/62/62/Corr.1, A/62/62/Add.1, A/65/76, A/68/72, A/71/80, A/71/80/Add.1 and
A/74/83.
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