United Nations
A/RES/55/150
General Assembly
Distr.: General
12 January 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 157
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/55/607)]
55/150. Convention on jurisdictional immunities of States and
their property
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 54/101 of 9 December 1999,
Having considered the report of the Working Group on Jurisdictional
Immunities of States and Their Property of the International Law Commission, set
forth in the annex to the report of the Commission on the work of its fifty-first
session, 1
Having considered also the reports presented to the Sixth Committee by the
Chairman of the open-ended working group of the Committee established under
resolutions 53/98 of 8 December 1998 and 54/101, 2
Having considered further the report of the Secretary-General, 3
1.
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Working Group on
Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property of the International Law
Commission, set forth in the annex to the report of the Commission on the work of
its fifty-first session;1
2.
Urges States, if they have not yet done so, to submit their comments to
the Secretary-General in accordance with General Assembly resolution 49/61 of
9 December 1994, and also invites States to submit in writing to the SecretaryGeneral, by 1 August 2001, their comments on the reports of the open-ended
working group of the Sixth Committee established under resolutions 53/98 and
54/101; 2
3.
Decides to establish an Ad Hoc Committee on Jurisdictional Immunities
of States and Their Property, open also to participation by States members of the
specialized agencies, to further the work done, consolidate areas of agreement and
1
Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No 10 and corrigenda
(A/54/10 and Corr.1 and 2).
2
See A/C.6/54/L.12 and A/C.6/55/L.12; see also Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth
Session, Sixth Committee, 30th meeting (A/C.6/54/SR.30), and corrigendum; and ibid., Fifty-fifth Session,
Sixth Committee, 30th meeting (A/C.6/55/SR.30), and corrigendum.
3
A/55/298.
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