A/RES/58/77 Wishing to enhance further, as proposed at the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly by the Austrian-Swedish initiative to revitalize the debate on the report of the International Law Commission, the interaction between the Sixth Committee as a body of governmental representatives and the Commission as a body of independent legal experts, with a view to improving the dialogue between the two bodies, Takes note with appreciation of the report of the International Law 1. Commission on the work of its fifty-fifth session,1 and recommends that the Commission continue its work on the topics in its current programme, taking into account the comments and observations of Governments, whether submitted in writing or expressed orally in debates in the General Assembly; Draws the attention of Governments to the importance for the 2. International Law Commission of having their views on the various aspects involved in the topics on the agenda of the Commission, in particular on all the specific issues identified in chapter III of its report; Reiterates its invitation to Governments, within the context of 3. paragraph 2 above, to provide information to the International Law Commission regarding State practice on the topic “Unilateral acts of States”; Invites Governments, within the context of paragraph 2 above, to provide 4. information to the International Law Commission regarding national legislation, bilateral and other agreements and arrangements with regard to the use and management of transboundary groundwaters, in particular those governing quality and quantity of such waters, relevant to the topic currently entitled “Shared natural resources”; Requests the Secretary-General to invite States and international 5. organizations to submit information concerning their practice relevant to the topic “Responsibility of international organizations”, including cases in which States members of an international organization may be regarded as responsible for acts of the organization; Invites the International Law Commission to continue taking measures to 6. enhance its efficiency and productivity; 7. Encourages the International Law Commission to continue taking costsaving measures at its future sessions; 8. Takes note of paragraph 448 of the report of the International Law Commission, and decides that the next session of the Commission shall be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 3 May to 4 June and from 5 July to 6 August 2004; Welcomes the enhanced dialogue between the International Law 9. Commission and the Sixth Committee at the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly, stresses the desirability of further enhancing the dialogue between the two bodies, and in this context encourages, inter alia, the continued practice of informal consultations in the form of discussions between the members of the Sixth Committee and the members of the Commission attending the fifty-ninth session of the Assembly; 10. Encourages delegations, during the debate on the report of the International Law Commission to adhere as far as possible to the structured work programme agreed to by the Sixth Committee and to consider presenting concise and focused statements; 2

Select target paragraph3

Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents