A/RES/52/156 Page 3 7. Takes note of the decision by the International Law Commission4 to proceed with its work on the topic of "International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law", undertaking, as a first step, the issue of prevention, and to reiterate its request to Governments to provide in writing, if they have not previously done so, their comments and observations on the topic, including the draft articles prepared by the Working Group of the Commission at its forty-eighth session in 1996,5 in order to assist the Commission in its work on that topic; 8. Endorses the decision of the International Law Commission to include in its agenda the topics "Diplomatic protection" and "Unilateral acts of States";6 9. Welcomes with appreciation the steps taken by the International Law Commission in relation to its internal matters, and encourages it to continue enhancing its efficiency and productivity, taking into consideration the discussion held by the General Assembly at its fifty-second session; 10. Takes note of the comments of the International Law Commission on the question of a split session for 1998, as presented in paragraphs 225 to 227 of its report;1 11. Takes note also of the position of the International Law Commission contained in paragraph 228 of its report1 on the duration of its future sessions; 12. Requests the International Law Commission to continue to pay special attention to indicating in its annual report, for each topic, those specific issues, if any, on which expressions of views by Governments, either in the Sixth Committee or in written form, would be of particular interest in providing effective guidance for the Commission in its further work; 13. Takes note with appreciation of the International Law Commission's ongoing review of its cooperation and relationship with other bodies concerned with international law, and requests the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary-General, to consider further the implementation of article 16, paragraph (e), and article 26, paragraph 2, of its statute; 14. Notes that consulting with national organizations and individual experts concerned with international law may assist Governments in considering whether to make comments and observations on drafts submitted by the Commission and in formulating their comments and observations; 15. Reaffirms its previous decisions concerning the role of the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat and those concerning the summary records and other documentation of the International Law Commission; 16. Once again expresses the wish that seminars will continue to be held in conjunction with the sessions of the International Law Commission and that an increasing number of participants from developing countries will be given the opportunity to attend those seminars, appeals to States that can do so to make the voluntary contributions that are urgently needed for the holding of the seminars, and requests the SecretaryGeneral to provide the seminars with adequate services, including interpretation, as required; 4 Ibid., Fifty-second Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/52/10), para. 168. 5 Ibid., Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 10 and corrigendum (A/51/10 and Corr.1), annex I. 6 Ibid., Fifty-second Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/52/10), para. 221. /...