A/RES/51/160
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Stressing the usefulness of structuring the debate on the report of the
International Law Commission in the Sixth Committee in such a manner that
conditions are provided for concentrated attention to each of the main topics
dealt with in the report,
Wishing to enhance further the interaction between the Sixth Committee
as a body of government representatives and the International Law Commission
as a body of independent legal experts, with a view to improving the dialogue
between the two organs,
1.
Takes note of the report of the International Law Commission on
the work of its forty-eighth session;1
2.
Expresses its appreciation to the International Law Commission for
the work accomplished at its forty-eighth session, in particular for the
completion of the final draft articles on the draft Code of Crimes against the
Peace and Security of Mankind and the provisional draft articles on State
responsibility, and draws the attention of the States participating in the
Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
to the relevance of the draft Code to their work;
3.
Requests the Secretary-General to invite Governments to submit,
before the end of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly, their
written comments and observations on action which might be taken in relation
to the draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind;
4.
Recommends that, taking into account the comments of Governments,
whether in writing or expressed orally in debates in the General Assembly, the
International Law Commission should continue its work on the topics in its
current programme;
5.
Draws the attention of Governments to the importance, for the
International Law Commission, of having their views on the draft articles on
State responsibility adopted on first reading by the Commission, and urges
them to submit their comments and observations in writing by 1 January 1998,
as requested by the Commission;
6.
Encourages Governments that may wish to do so to provide, in
writing, their comments and observations on the report of the Working Group on
International Liability for Injurious Consequences Arising out of Acts not
Prohibited by International Law, annexed to the report of the International
Law Commission,3 in order that the Commission may, in the light of the report
of the Working Group and such comments and observations as may be made by
Governments and those that have been made in the Sixth Committee, consider at
its forty-ninth session how to proceed with its work on the topic and make
early recommendations thereon;
7.
Invites States and international organizations, particularly those
that are depositaries, to answer promptly the questionnaire prepared by the
Special Rapporteur on the topic concerning reservations to treaties;
8.
Notes the completion of the preliminary study of the topic "State
succession and its impact on the nationality of natural and legal persons",
requests the International Law Commission to undertake the substantive study
of the topic "Nationality in relation to the succession of States" in
accordance with the modalities provided for in paragraph 88 of its report, and
3
Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first Session,
Supplement No. 10 and corrigendum (A/51/10 and Corr.1), annex I.
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