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International Law Commission, July 2023.
The International Law Commission was established by the General Assembly, in 1947, to undertake the mandate of the Assembly, under article 13 (1) (a) of the Charter of the United Nations to "initiate studies and make recommendations for the purpose of . encouraging the progressive development of international law and its codification".
In accordance with resolution 78/108 of 7 December 2023, the International Law Commission was scheduled to hold its seventy-fifth session at the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG) from 15 April to 31 May and from 1 July to 2 August 2024 (12 weeks). However, in light of the ongoing financial crisis, the session was held from 29 April to 31 May and from 1 July to 2 August 2024 (10 weeks), in conference room XXI.
The following topics are on the programme of work of the Commission:
Work of the International Law Commission, 10th ed., vols. I and II provides a general introduction to the work of the International Law Commission and includes several annexes (vol. II) reproducing the instruments adopted on the basis of the work of the Commission, or by the Commission itself.
10 September 2024 The 2024 ILC report has been issued.
5 September 2024 Briefing presented by members of the ILC on the work of its 75th session was held on 5 September 2024.
12 August 2024 Advance unofficial version of the 2024 ILC report is made available for the convenience of delegations. Official issuance in all six languages is expected by mid-September.
2 August 2024 The Commission adopted its report of the seventy-fifth session as a whole and thus concluded its work for that session.
31 July 2024 The Commission elected Mr. Xinmin Ma (China) to fill the casual vacancy arising from the resignation of Mr. Huikang Huang.
30 July 2024 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.1001). The Commission took note of draft articles 1, 3, 4 and 5, provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee.
26 July 2024 The Chair of the Working Group on the topic, Mr. August Reinisch, presented the oral report of the Working Group. The Commission took note of the oral report of the Working Group and adopted the recommendations contained therein.
26 July 2024 The Co-Chair of the Study Group on the topic, Ms. Patrícia Galvão Teles, presented the oral report of the Study Group. The Commission took note of the oral report of the Study Group.
25 July 2024 The document containing texts and titles of draft articles 1, 3, 4 and 5 [6] as provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.1001).
24 July 2024 The document containing the report of the Working Group on the succession of States in respect of State responsibility has been issued (A/CN.4/L.1003).
23 July 2024 The document containing the report of the Study Group on sea-level rise in relation to international law has been issued (A/CN.4/L.1002).
19 July 2024 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate of his first report on the topic (A/CN.4/772).
17 July 2024 The President of the International Court of Justice, H.E. Judge Nawaf Salam, addressed the Commission. An exchange of views followed.
10 July 2024 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Mathias Forteau, introduced his first report on the topic (A/CN.4/772). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report.
--> 9 July 2024 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate on his first report on the topic (A/CN.4/775). The Commission decided to refer draft articles 1 to 6 to the Drafting Committee.
--> 8 July 2024 A casual vacancy on the ILC has arisen following the resignation of Mr. Huikang Huang.
--> 2 July 2024 The USG for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, made a statement informing the Commission of the activities of the Office of Legal Affairs and recent developments of international law in the context of the UN. An exchange of views followed.
--> 1 July 2024 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Claudio Grossman, introduced his first report on the topic (A/CN.4/775).
--> 1 July 2024 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the interim oral report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.1000). The Commission took note of the interim oral report.
1 July 2024 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.999). The Commission considered the report and adopted the titles and texts of the draft conclusions 6 to 8.
--> 26 June 2024 First report on immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction, by Claudio Grossman Guiloff, Special Rapporteur has been issued (A/CN.4/775).
--> 13 June 2024 First report on non-legally binding international agreements, by Mathias Forteau, Special Rapporteur has been issued (A/CN.4/772).
--> 5 June 2024 The document containing title and text of draft article 4 provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.1000).
--> 31 May 2024 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.998 + Add.1). The Commission considered the report and adopted the titles of Part I and Part II, and the titles and texts of the draft guidelines 3 to 6.
--> 29 May 2024 The document containing texts and titles of draft conclusions 6, 7 and 8 as provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.999).
--> 28 May 2024 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate on his second report (A/CN.4/770). The Commission referred draft articles 4 to 7 to the Drafting Committee.
24 May 2024 A commemorative event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Commission at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, on 24 May 2024, from 13:30 to 18:30.
--> 21 May 2024 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Yacouba Cissé, introduced his second report on the topic (A/CN.4/770). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report.
--> 17 May 2024 The document containing titles of Part One and Part Two, and texts and titles of draft guidelines 3, 4 and 5 as provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.998).
15 May 2024 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate on his second report (A/CN.4/769). The Commission decided to refer draft conclusions 6, 7 and 8 to the Drafting Committee.
9 May 2024 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, introduced his second report on the topic (A/CN.4/769). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report.
--> 3 May 2024 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate on his second report (A/CN.4/766). The Commission referred draft guidelines 3 to 6 as recommended by the Special Rapporteur to the Drafting Committee.
--> 2 May 2024 The Commission adopted the titles and texts of the draft conclusions 4 and 5 (A/CN.4/L.985/Add.1), which were taken note of at last year’s session by the Commission, as orally revised.
--> 1 May 2024 The Commission elected Ms. Alina Orosan (Romania) to fill the casual vacancy arising from the resignation of Mr. Bogdan Aurescu (Romania).
--> 29 April 2024 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. August Reinisch, introduced his second report on the topic (A/CN.4/766). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report.
--> 16 April 2024 Memorandum by the Secretariat on subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law has been issued (A/CN.4/765).
--> 15 April 2024 Additional paper to the second issues paper (2022) by Patrícia Galvão Teles and Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Co-Chairs of the Study Group on the topic has been issued (A/CN.4/774).
--> 15 April 2024 Second report on the settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties, by August Reinisch, Special Rapporteur has been issued (A/CN.4/766).
--> 12 April 2024 Second report on prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea, by Yacouba Cissé, Special Rapporteur has been issued (A/CN.4/770).
--> 5 April 2024 Second report on subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law, by Charles Chernor Jalloh, Special Rapporteur has been issued (A/CN.4/769).
--> 3 April 2024 Memorandum by the Secretariat on prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea has been issued (A/CN.4/767).
--> 28 March 2024 Memorandum by the Secretariat on sea-level rise in relation to international law has been issued (A/CN.4/768).
28 March 2024 Memorandum by the Secretariat on settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties has been issued (A/CN.4/764).
--> 2023 Topical summary
28 March 2024 The Topical Summary of the debate in the Sixth Committee on the 2023 ILC report, has been issued (A/CN.4/763).
--> 13 February 2024 A casual vacancy in the ILC has arisen following the resignation of Mr. Bogdan Aurescu.
--> 2023 ILC Report (final version)
11 September 2023 The 2023 ILC report has been issued.
--> 2023 ILC Report (advance version)
14 August 2023 Advance unofficial version of the 2023 ILC report is made available for the convenience of delegations. Official issuance in all six languages is expected by mid-September.
--> 4 August 2023 The Commission adopted its report of the seventy-fourth session as a whole and thus concluded its work for that session.
--> 21 July 2023 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented an additional report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.985/Add.1). The Commission took note of the report as orally revised.
--> 3 July 2023 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.985).The Commission considered the report and adopted the titles and texts of the draft conclusions 1 to 3.
--> 8 June 2023 The document containing titles and texts of draft conclusions 1 to 3 provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.985).
--> 2 June 2023 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.984). The Commission considered the report and adopted the titles and texts of the draft articles 1 and 2 [as amended].
--> 30 May 2023 The document containing titles and texts of draft articles 1 to 3 provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.984).
--> 26 May 2023 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate on his first report (A/CN.4/760). The Commission referred draft conclusions 1 to 5 to the Drafting Committee.
--> 25 May 2023 At its 3631st meeting, the Commission decided to change the title of the topic from “Settlement of international disputes to which international organizations are parties” to “Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties”.
25 May 2023 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.983). The Commission considered the report and adopted the titles and texts of the draft guidelines 1 and 2 [as amended].
--> 19 May 2023 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.982). The Commission considered the report and adopted the text of the draft conclusions 1 to 11 on first reading.
--> 19 May 2023 The document containing titles and texts of draft guidelines 1 and 2 provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.983).
--> 16 May 2023 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, introduced his first report on the topic (A/CN.4/760).
--> 16 May 2023 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate on his first report (A/CN.4/758). The Commission referred draft articles 1 to 3 to the Drafting Committee.
--> 16 May 2023 The document containing text of the draft conclusions provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee on first reading, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.982).
--> 11 May 2023 The USG for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, made a statement informing the Commission of the activities of the Office of Legal Affairs and recent developments of international law in the context of the UN. An exchange of views followed.
--> 10 May 2023 First report on subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law, by Charles Chernor Jalloh, Special Rapporteur, has been issued (A/CN.4/760).
--> 5 May 2023 First report on prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea, by Yacouba Cissé, Special Rapporteur, has been issued (A/CN.4/758).
--> 5 May 2023 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Yacouba Cissé, introduced his first report on the topic “Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea” (A/CN.4/758). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report.
--> 28 April 2023 The Planning Group re-established the Working Group on the Long-term Programme of Work, and elected Mr. Marcelo Vasquez-Bermudez as Chair. It also re-established the Working Group on Methods of Work of the Commission, and elected Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh as Chair.
--> 25 April 2023 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. August Reinisch, introduced his first report on the topic “Settlement of international disputes to which international organizations are parties” (A/CN.4/756). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report.
--> 24 April 2023 Additional paper to the first issues paper (2020), by Bogdan Aurescu and Nilüfer Oral, Co-Chairs of the Study Group on sea-level rise in relation to international law, has been issued (A/CN.4/761).
20 April 2023 Memorandum by the Secretariat on prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea has been issued (A/CN.4/757).
--> 14 April 2023 First report on the settlement of international disputes to which international organizations are parties by August Reinisch, Special Rapporteur, has been issued (A/CN.4/756).
--> 13 April 2023 Memorandum by the Secretariat on subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law has been issued (A/CN.4/759).
30 March 2023 Work of the International Law Commission, 10th ed., vols. I and II has been published.
--> 2022 ILC Report (final version)
14 September 2022 The 2022 ILC report has been issued.
--> 2022 ILC Report (advance version)
12 August 2022 Advance unofficial version of the 2022 ILC report is made available for the convenience of delegations. Official issuance in all six languages is expected by mid-September.
--> 5 August 2022 The Commission adopted its report of the seventy-third session as a whole and thus concluded its work for that session.
--> 29 July 2022 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.971). The Commission considered the report and adopted draft conclusions 3 and 7, and took note of draft conclusions 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 as contained in document A/CN.4/L.971.
--> 27 July 2022 The document containing consolidated text of draft conclusions 1 to 11 provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.971).
--> 14 July 2022 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.970). The Commission considered the report and adopted the text of the draft guidelines 6, 7 bis, 10, 10 bis, 11, 12, 13, 13 bis, 14, 15 and 15 bis. The Commission took note of draft guidelines 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 9, provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee.
--> 13 July 2022 The document containing text of draft guidelines 6, 7 bis, 10, 10 bis, 11, 12, 13, 13 bis, 14, 15 and 15 bis as provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.970).
12 July 2022 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate on his third report (A/CN.4/753). The Commission decided to refer draft guidelines 10 to 14 to the Drafting Committee.
--> 5 July 2022 The Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, made a statement informing the Commission of the activities of the Office of Legal Affairs and recent developments of international law in the context of the United Nations. An exchange of views followed.
--> 4 July 2022 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, introduced his third report on the topic (A/CN.4/753). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s report.
--> 24 June 2022 Third report on general principles of law by Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, Special Rapporteur, has been issued (A/CN.4/753).
3 June 2022 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.969). The Commission considered the report and adopted the texts and titles of the draft articles 1 to 18 on first reading [as amended].
2 June 2022 The document containing texts and titles of the draft articles adopted by the Drafting Committee on first reading, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.969).
--> 1 June 2022 The Commission adopted the text and title of draft conclusion 5 on the topic as contained in documents A/CN.4/L.955/Add.1 and A/CN.4/L.955/Add.1/Corr.1 (Spanish only).
--> 1 June 2022 The President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, addressed the Commission via Zoom. An exchange of views followed.
--> 27 May 2022 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.968). The Commission considered the report and adopted the texts and titles of the preamble and of the draft principles 1 to 27 on second reading.
--> 25 May 2022 The document containing texts and titles of the draft preamble and the draft principles adopted by the Drafting Committee on second reading, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.968).
--> 17 May 2022 The Commission decided to include the topics “Settlement of international disputes to which international organizations are parties”, “Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea” and “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law” in its programme of work and to appoint Mr. August Reinisch, Mr. Yacouba Cissé and Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, respectively, as Special Rapporteurs.
--> 17 May 2022 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate on his fifth report (A/CN.4/751). The Commission decided in principle to change the form of the work on the topic from draft articles to draft guidelines.
--> 17 May 2022 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.967). The Commission considered the report and adopted the text of the draft conclusions 1 to 23 and annex and the title on second reading.
--> 16 May 2022 The document containing texts of the draft conclusions and Annex adopted by the Drafting Committee on second reading, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.967).
--> 11 May 2022 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Pavel Šturma, introduced his fifth report on the topic (A/CN.4/751). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s report.
--> 10 May 2022 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate on her third report (A/CN.4/750). The Commission decided to refer the text of the draft principles and of the draft preamble on the topic, as contained in the Special Rapporteur’s third report taking into account the comments and observations made during the debate.
--> 28 April 2022 The Special Rapporteur, Ms. Marja Lehto, introduced her third report on the topic (A/CN.4/750). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s report.
--> 27 April 2022 The Commission decided to refer the text of the draft conclusions on the topic, and annex, as contained in the Special Rapporteur’s fifth report (A/CN.4/747), taking into account the comments and observations made during the debate.
--> 26 April 2022 Second issues paper by Patrícia Galvão Teles and Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Co-Chairs of the Study Group on the topic, has been issued (A/CN.4/752).
--> 26 April 2022 Fifth report on succession of States in respect of State responsibility, by Pavel Šturma, Special Rapporteur, has been issued (A/CN.4/751).
--> 19 April 2022 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Dire Tladi, introduced his fifth report on the topic (A/CN.4/747). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s report.
--> 73 rd Session of the ILC
19 April 2022 The International Law Commission opened its seventy-third session, to be held in hybrid format from 19 April to 3 June, 4 July to 5 August 2022.
17 April 2022 Third report on protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts, by Marja Lehto, Special Rapporteur, has been issued (A/CN.4/750).
17 April 2022 The report containing comments and observations received from Governments, international organizations and others on the topic, has been issued (A/CN.4/749).
8 April 2022 The report containing comments and observations received from Governments on the topic, has been issued (A/CN.4/748).
6 April 2022 The Topical Summary of the debate in the Sixth Committee on the 2021 ILC report, has been issued (A/CN.4/746).
--> 2 February 2022 Fifth report on peremptory norms of general international law (jus cogens) by Dire Tladi, Special Rapporteur, has been issued (A/CN.4/747).
12 November 2021 The election of the International Law Commission was held on 12 November 2021, at 10 a.m.. Outcome of the election »
--> 2021 ILC Report (final version)
10 September 2021 The 2021 ILC report has been issued.
--> 2021 ILC Report (advance version)
18 August 2021 Advance unofficial version of the 2021 ILC report is made available for the convenience of delegations. Official issuance in all six languages is expected by mid-September.
--> 6 August 2021 The Commission adopted its report of the seventy-second session as a whole and thus concluded its work for that session.
--> 6 August 2021 The Commission adopted Chapter III on “Specific issues on which comments would be of particular interest to the Commission”, as amended.
--> 6 August 2021 The Commission adopted Chapter VIII on the topic, as amended.
5 August 2021 The Commission adopted Chapter X on “Other decisions and conclusions of the Commission”, as amended.
--> 5 August 2021 The Commission adopted Chapter II on “Summary of the work of the Commission at its seventy-second session”, as amended.
5 August 2021 The Commission adopted Chapter I on the topic, as amended.
--> 5 August 2021 The Commission adopted Chapter IX on the topic, as amended.
5 August 2021 The Commission adopted Chapter VII on the topic, as amended.
--> 3 August 2021 The Chair of the Drafting Committee delivered a statement to introduce the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.955 + Add.1 ). The Commission provisionally adopted draft conclusions 1, 2 and 4, and took note of draft conclusion 5.
30 July 2021 The document containing texts and titles of draft conclusions 1, 2, 4 and 5 provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.955 + Add.1).
--> 28 July 2021 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.954). The Commission took note of the report.
--> 26 July 2021 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the second report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.953/Add.1). The Commission considered the Report of the Drafting Committee and adopted the text and title of draft article 12.
--> 26 July 2021 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the revised report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.952/Rev.1). The Commission considered the report of the Drafting Committee and adopted on second reading the texts and titles of the draft guidelines 1 to 12 and of the draft annex. The Commission adopted the “Guide to Provisional Application of Treaties” as a whole on second reading.
--> 26 July 2021 The document containing texts of draft articles 10, 10 bis and 11 provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee at the 72nd session, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.954).
22 July 2021 The President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, addressed the Commission via Zoom. An exchange of views followed.
--> 22 July 2021 The Commission held a special memorial meeting in memory of Judge James Crawford.
21 July 2021 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, summed up the debate of his second report on the topic (A/CN.4/741 + Corr.1). The Commission decided to refer draft conclusions 4 to 9 to the Drafting Committee.
14 July 2021 The Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, made a statement via Zoom informing the Commission of the activities of the Office of Legal Affairs and recent developments of international law in the context of the United Nations. An exchange of views followed.
--> 12 July 2021 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, introduced his second report on “General principles of law” (A/CN.4/741 + Corr.1).
12 July 2021 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Pavel Šturma, summed up the debate of his fourth report on the topic (A/CN.4/743 + Corr.1). The Commission decided to refer draft articles 17 bis, 16, 17, 18 and 19 on the topic to the Drafting Committee.
6 July 2021 The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s fourth report on the topic (A/CN.4/743 + Corr.1).
5 July 2021 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Pavel Šturma, introduced his fourth report on the topic (A/CN.4/743 + Corr.1).
--> 72 nd Session of the ILC
4 June 2021 The Commission concluded the first part of its seventy-second session. The second part will be held from 5 July to 6 August 2021.
3 June 2021 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.953). The Commission first considered the Report of the Drafting Committee (A/CN.4/L.940) which has been taken note of at the 71st session, and adopted draft article 8 ante. Thereafter, the Commission considered the report of the Drafting Committee of this year and adopted the texts and titles of the draft articles 8 to 11.
3 June 2021 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.952). The Commission took note of the report.
2 June 2021 The document containing texts and titles of draft articles 8, 9, 10 and 11 provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.953).
1 June 2021 The document containing texts and titles of the draft guidelines 1 to 12 adopted by the Drafting Committee on second reading during the first part of the session, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.952).
27 May 2021 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.951). The Commission considered the report and adopted the preamble and the draft guidelines 1 to 12 on second reading.
21 May 2021 The Commission considered the Report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.939/Add.1) which had been taken note of at the 71st session, and adopted draft articles 7 to 9.
21 May 2021 The Special Rapporteur, Ms. Concepción Escobar Hernández, summed up the debate of her eighth report on the topic (A/CN.4/739). The Commission decided to refer draft articles 17 and 18 to the Drafting Committee.
19 May 2021 The document containing texts and titles of the draft guidelines and preamble adopted by the Drafting Committee on second reading, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.951).
14 May 2021 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Juan Manuel Gómez-Robledo, summed up the debate of his sixth report on the topic (A/CN.4/738). The Commission decided to refer the text of the draft guidelines on “Provisional application of treaties” together with the draft model clauses to the Drafting Committee.
12 May 2021 The Special Rapporteur, Ms. Concepción Escobar Hernández, introduced her eighth report on the topic (A/CN.4/739). The Commission began its consideration of the report.
5 May 2021 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Juan-Manuel Gómez-Robledo, continued and concluded the introduction of his sixth report on the topic (A/CN.4/738). The Commission began its consideration of the report.
4 May 2021 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Juan-Manuel Gómez-Robledo, began to introduce his sixth report on the topic (A/CN.4/738).
--> 4 May 2021 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate of his sixth report on the topic (A/CN.4/736). The Commission decided to refer the text of the guidelines with the preamble on “Protection of the atmosphere” to the Drafting Committee.
--> 29 April 2021 The Commission elected Mr. Mathias Forteau (France) to fill the casual vacancy which arose following the resignation of Mr. Georg Nolte.
--> 26 April 2021 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Shinya Murase, introduced his sixth report on the topic (A/CN.4/736). The Commission began its consideration of the report.
--> 72 nd Session of the ILC
26 April 2021 The International Law Commission opened its seventy-second session, to be held in hybrid format from 26 April to 4 June, 5 July to 6 August 2021.
3 February 2021 The provisional agenda for the seventy-second session of the ILC has been issued (A/CN.4/733/Rev.1).
--> 25 January 2021 A casual vacancy on the ILC has arisen following the resignation of Mr. Georg Nolte (further to his election to the International Court of Justice). [see also Add.1]
--> 27 October 2020 The nomination period for the election of the ILC has opened (deadline: 1 June 2021).
--> 70 years of ILC
27 October 2020 Seventy Years of the International Law Commission: Drawing a Balance for the Future, United Nations (ed.) (published by Brill) – now available.
--> 3 September 2020 Members of the ILC held an informal meeting on 3 September 2020, at which time statements were made in memory of Alexander Yankov.
12 August 2020 Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, the General Assembly adopted decision 74/566 by which it, inter alia, decided to hold the seventy-second session of the Commission in 2021, and decided that the terms of office of the current members should be extended by one year (until 31 December 2022).
--> 26 June 2020 Second report on general principles of law by Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, Special Rapporteur, has been issued (A/CN.4/741).
--> 2020 Session of the ILC -- postponed
23 June 2020 Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, the General Assembly, on 23 June 2020, decided that the seventy-second session of the ILC will be postponed.
--> 23 June 2020 Memorandum by the Secretariat on the topic has been issued (A/CN.4/742).
--> 18 June 2020 First issues paper by Bogdan Aurescu and Nilüfer Oral, Co-Chairs of the Study Group on the topic, has been issued (A/CN.4/740 and Add.1).
--> 27 May 2020 Fourth report on succession of States in respect of State responsibility, by Pavel Šturma, Special Rapporteur, has been issued (A/CN.4/743 + Corr.1).
--> 24 April 2020 Eighth report on immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction, by Concepción Escobar Hernández, Special Rapporteur, has been issued (A/CN.4/739).
14 April 2020 Sixth report on the provisional application of treaties by Juan Manuel Gómez-Robledo, Special Rapporteur, has been issued (A/CN.4/738).
--> 14 April 2020 The report containing comments and observations received from Governments and international organizations on the topic, has been issued (A/CN.4/737).
--> 6 April 2020 The report containing comments and observations received from Governments and international organizations on the topic, has been issued (A/CN.4/735).
6 April 2020 Sixth report on the protection of the atmosphere by Murase Shinya, Special Rapporteur, has been issued (A/CN.4/736).
