A/RES/57/21 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 21 January 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 156 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/57/563)] 57/21. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-fourth session The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-fourth 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 enhance further their contribution to the progressive development of international law and its codification, Wishing to enhance further the interaction between the Sixth Committee as a body of governmental representatives and the International Law Commission as a body of independent legal experts, with a view to improving the dialogue between the two organs, 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, _______________ 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 10 and corrigendum (A/57/10 and Corr.1). 2 Resolution 2625 (XXV), annex. 02 53916