A/RES/70/118
The rule of law at the national and international levels
that have not yet done so to consider accepting the jurisdiction of the International
Court of Justice in accordance with its Statute,
Convinced that the promotion of and respect for the rule of law at the national
and international levels, as well as justice and good governance, should guide the
activities of the United Nations and its Member States,
Recalling paragraph 134 (e) of the 2005 World Summit Outcome,1
1.
Recalls the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the rule of
law at the national and international levels, held during the high-level segment of its
sixty-seventh session, and the declaration adopted at that meeting,2 takes note of the
report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to paragraph 41 of the
declaration,3 and requests the Sixth Committee to continue its consideration of ways
and means of further developing the linkages between the rule of law and the three
pillars of the United Nations;
2.
Acknowledges the efforts to strengthen the rule of law through voluntary
pledges, encourages all States to consider making pledges, individually or jointly,
based on their national priorities, and also encourages those States that have made
pledges to continue to exchange information, knowledge and best practices in this
regard;
3.
Takes note of the annual report of the Secretary-General on strengthening
and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities;4
4.
Encourages the Secretary-General and the United Nations system to
accord high priority to rule of law activities;
5.
Reaffirms the role of the General Assembly in encouraging the
progressive development of international law and its codification, and further
reaffirms that States shall abide by all of their obligations under international law;
6.
Also reaffirms the imperative of upholding and promoting the rule of law
at the international level in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the
United Nations;
7.
Welcomes
Development;5
the
adoption
of
the
2030
Agenda
for
Sustainable
8.
Recognizes the role of multilateral treaty processes in advancing the rule
of law, recalls the constructive debate held on this subtopic in the Sixth Committee
during its seventieth session, and in this regard:
(a) Reaffirms its support for the annual treaty event organized by the
Secretary-General, which provides an opportunity for States to increase their
participation in the multilateral treaty framework;
(b) Recognizes the importance of the registration and publication of treaties
in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter, and invites the Secretary-General to
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1
Resolution 60/1.
Resolution 67/1.
3
A/68/213/Add.1.
4
A/70/206.
5
Resolution 70/1.
2
2/5