United Nations A/RES/63/123 General Assembly Distr.: General 15 January 2009 Sixty-third session Agenda item 75 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 11 December 2008 [on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/63/439)] 63/123. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixtieth session The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixtieth session, 1 0F Emphasizing the importance of furthering the progressive development of international law and its codification 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 1F 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, 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, Reaffirming the importance to the successful work of the International Law Commission of the information provided by Member States concerning their views and practice, Recognizing the importance of the work of the special rapporteurs of the International Law Commission, Recalling the role of Member States in submitting proposals for the consideration of the International Law Commission, _______________ 1 2 08-47817 Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-third Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/63/10). Resolution 2625 (XXV), annex.