A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/52/153 26 January 1998 Fifty-second session Agenda item 146 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/52/647)] 52/153. United Nations Decade of International Law The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 44/23 of 17 November 1989, by which it declared the period 1990-1999 the United Nations Decade of International Law, Recalling also that the main purposes of the Decade, according to resolution 44/23, should be, inter alia: (a) To promote acceptance of and respect for the principles of international law, (b) To promote means and methods for the peaceful settlement of disputes between States, including resort to and full respect for the International Court of Justice, (c) To encourage the progressive development of international law and its codification, (d) To encourage the teaching, study, dissemination and wider appreciation of international law, Recalling further its resolution 51/157 of 16 December 1996, to which was annexed the programme for the activities for the final term (1997-1999) of the Decade, and its resolution 51/158 of 16 December 1996, entitled "Electronic treaty database", Expressing its appreciation for the note submitted by the Secretary-General,1 and having considered it, Recalling that the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations of 21 March 19862 is one of the conventions adopted 1 A/52/363. 2 A/CONF.129/15. 98-77185 /...