United Nations
A/RES/55/152
General Assembly
Distr.: General
19 January 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 159
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/55/609)]
55/152. Report of the International Law Commission on the work
of its fifty-second session
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the International Law Commission on the
work of its fifty-second session, 1
Emphasizing the importance of furthering the codification and progressive
development of international law as a means of implementing the purposes and
principles set forth in the Charter of the United Nations and in the Declaration on
Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation
among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, 2
Recognizing the desirability of referring legal and drafting questions to the
Sixth Committee, including topics that might be submitted to the International Law
Commission for closer examination, and of enabling the Sixth Committee and the
Commission to further enhance their contribution to the progressive development of
international law and its codification,
Recalling the need to keep under review those topics of international law
which, given their new or renewed interest for the international community, may be
suitable for the progressive development and codification of international law and
therefore may be included in the future programme of work of the International Law
Commission,
Welcoming the holding of the International Law Seminar, and noting with
appreciation the voluntary contributions made to the United Nations Trust Fund for
the International Law Seminar,
Stressing the usefulness of structuring the debate on the report of the
International Law Commission in the Sixth Committee in such a manner that
conditions are provided for concentrated attention to each of the main topics dealt
with in the report,
Wishing to enhance further the interaction between the Sixth Committee as a
body of governmental representatives and the International Law Commission as a
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Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/55/10).
Resolution 2625 (XXV), annex.