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Having considered the above-mentioned report, including the annex
thereto,
Recalling that at the forty-fifth session of the General Assembly the
Sixth Committee established the Working Group on the United Nations Decade of
International Law with a view to preparing generally acceptable
recommendations on the programme of activities for the Decade,
Noting that at its forty-sixth, forty-seventh, forty-eighth and fortyninth sessions of the General Assembly the Sixth Committee reconvened the
Working Group to continue its work in accordance with resolutions 45/40 of 28
November 1990, 46/53 of 9 December 1991, 47/32 and 48/30,
Having considered the report of the Working Group submitted to the Sixth
Committee, 2/
1.
Expresses its appreciation to the Sixth Committee for the
elaboration, within the framework of its Working Group on the United Nations
Decade of International Law, of the programme for the activities to be
commenced during the third term (1995-1996) of the Decade, and requests the
Working Group to continue its work at the fiftieth session in accordance with
its mandate and methods of work;
2.
Also expresses its appreciation to States and international
organizations and institutions that have undertaken activities in
implementation of the programme for the second term (1993-1994) of the Decade,
including sponsoring conferences on various subjects of international law;
3.
Adopts the programme for the activities for the third term
(1995-1996) of the United Nations Decade of International Law as an integral
part of the present resolution, to which it is annexed;
4.
Invites all States and international organizations and
institutions referred to in the programme to undertake the relevant activities
outlined therein and to provide information in this respect to the SecretaryGeneral for transmission to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session or,
at the latest, its fifty-first session;
5.
Requests the Secretary-General to submit, on the basis of such
information as well as new information on the activities of the United Nations
relevant to the progressive development of international law and its
codification, a report to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session on the
implementation of the programme;
6.
Encourages States to disseminate at the national level, as
appropriate, information contained in the report of the Secretary-General;
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