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United Nations Conference on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties

(Vienna, 4 April — 6 May 1977 and 31 July — 23 August 1978)

Volume II: Resumed Session: Summary records of the plenary meetings and of the meetings of the Committee of the Whole

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Recommendation of the Conference and resolution of the General Assembly relating to the Conference View PDF file
  Recommendation adopted by the Conference at the closure of its 1977 session  
  Resolution 32/47, 8 December 1977  
Officers of the Conference and its Committees View PDF file
Secretariat of the Conference at the resumed session View PDF file
Agenda View PDF file
Rules of procedure View PDF file
 
Summary records of the plenary meetings
9th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 31 July 1978, at 11.25a.m.  
  Opening of the resumed session by the President of the Conference  
  Address by the Representative of the Secretary-General  
  Election of one Vice-President  
  Organization of the work of the Conference at its resumed session  
10th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 31 July 19 78, at 3.25 p. m  
  Election of one Vice-President (concluded)  
  Organization of work  
11th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 7 August 1978, at 3.45 p.m.  
  Tribute to the memory of his Holiness, the late Pope Paul VI  
12th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 17August 1978, at 3.30p.jn.  
  Credentials of representatives to the resumed session of the Conference: Report of the Credentials Committee  
  Consideration of the question of the succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976  
    Draft resolution A/CONF.80/L.1  
  Organization of work  
13th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 21 August 1978, at 3.20 p. m.  
  Consideration of the question of the succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 32/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Titles and texts of articles 30 to 39 adopted by the Committee of the Whole  
    Report of the Drafting Committee on the final clauses  
    Report of the Drafting Committee on the preamble to the Convention  
    Title of the future Convention  
14th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 22 August 19 78, at 11.25 a. m.  
  Consideration of the question of the succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (concluded)  
    Report of the Drafting Committee on the final clauses (concluded)  
    Articles 6, 7 and 2, title of article 11, and articles 12 and 12 bis adopted by the Committee of the Whole  
    Title and text of the resolution concerning Article 30  
    Peaceful settlements of disputes  
    Division of the convention into parts and sections and titles thereof  
    Report of the Committee of the Whole on its work at the resumed session of the Conference  
    Title of the convention  
  Adoption of a convention and other instruments deemed appropriate and of the Final Act of the Conference  
  Tribute to the memory of Mr. Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya  
15th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 22 August 1978, at 3.30 p.m.  
  Tribute to the memory of Mr. Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya (concluded)  
  Adoption of a convention and other instruments deemed appropriate and of the Final Act of the Conference (concluded)  
 
Summary records of meetings of the Committee of the Whole
37th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 31 July 1978, at 4 p.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Article 30 (Effects of a uniting of States in respect of treaties in force at the date of the succession ofStates)  
38th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 1 August 1978, at 10.20 a.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Communication concerning article 7  
    Article 30 (Effects of a uniting of States in respect of treaties in force at the date of the succession ofStates) (continued)  
  Statement by the Chairman of the Delegation of the United Nations Council for Namibia  
39th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 1 August 1978, at 3.25 p.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Article 30 (Effects of a uniting of States in respect of treaties in force at the date of the succession ofStates) (concluded) and  
    Proposed new article 30 bis (Conflicting treaty regimes)  
    Proposed resolutions of the Conference on incompatible treaty obligations  
40th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 2 August 1978, at 10.25 a.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Proposed resolution of the Conference on incompatible treaty obligations (concluded)  
    Article 31 (Effects of a uniting of States in respect of treaties not in force at the date of the succession of States)  
    Article 32 (Effects of a uniting of States in respect of treaties signed by a predecessor State subject to ratification, acceptance or approval)  
    Article 33 (Succession of States in cases of separation of parts of a State)  
    Communication by the Chairman on articles 22 bis and 7  
41st meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 2 August 1978, at 3.25 p. m  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Article 33 (Succession of States in cases of separation of parts of a State) (continued)  
    Article 34 (Position if a State continues after separation of part of its territory)  
42nd meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 3 August 1978, at 10.25 a.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Article 33 (Succession of States in cases of separation of parts of a State) (continued)  
    Article 34 (Position if a State continues after separation of part of its territory) (concluded)  
43rd meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 3 August 1978, at 3.30 p. m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Article 35 (Participation in treaties not in force at the date of the succession of States in cases ofseparation of parts of a State)  
    Article 36 (Participation in cases of separation of parts of a State in treaties signed by the predecessor State subject to ratification, acceptance or approval)  
    Proposed new article 36 bis  
    Article 37 (Notification)  
    Proposed new article 37 bis (Objections to succession)  
    Article 38 (Cases of State responsibib'ty and outbreak of hostilities) andArticle 39 (Cases of military occupation)  
44th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 4 August 1978, at 10.25 a.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 D&cember 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Proposed new article 37 bis (Objections to succession) (continued)  
    Proposed new article 39 bis (Settlement of disputes)  
45th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 4 August 1978, at 3.50 p.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Proposed new article 39 bis (Settlement of disputes) (continued)  
46th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 7 August 1978, at 10.40 a.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Proposed new article 39 bis (Settlement of disputes) (continued)  
    Proposed new article 37 bis (Objections to succession) (concluded)  
47th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 7 August 1978, at 4.05 p.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Proposed new article 40  
    Article 33 (Succession of States in cases of separation of parts of a State) (continued)  
48th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 8 August 1978, at 11 a.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Article 33 (Succession of States in cases of separation of parts of a State) (continued)  
49th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 8 August 1978, at 5 p.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Article 33 (Succession of States in cases of separation of parts of a State (concluded)  
    Proposed new article 39 bis (Settlement of disputes) (concluded)  
50th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 14 August 1978, at 5 p.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    First report of the Informal Consultations Group  
  Organization of work  
51st meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 15 August 1978, at 5.05 p. m.  
  Election of the Rapporteur  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    First report of the Informal Consultations Group (concluded)  
    Agreed text of the Ad Hoc Group on Peaceful Settlement of Disputes  
52nd meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 15 August 1978, at 9.30 p.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Agreed text of the Ad Hoc Group on Peaceful Settlement of Disputes (concluded)  
    Article 2 (Use of terms)  
53rd meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 17August 1978, at 11.45a.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Report of the Drafting Committee on the titles and texts of articles 30 to 39 adopted by the DraftingCommittee  
    Report of the Drafting Committee of the titles and texts of articles 6 and 7 adopted by the DraftingCommittee  
54th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 18 August 1978, at 11.35a.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Second report of the Informal Consultations Group  
  Organization of work  
55th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 18 August 1978, at 4.20p.m.  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Second report of the Informal Consultations Group (concluded)  
    Proposal to insert a new article 39 ter (Miscellaneous provisions)  
  Organization of work  
56th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 21 August 1978, at 11.55a.m  
  Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued)  
    Report of the Drafting Committee on the titles and texts of articles 6 and 7 adopted by the DraftingCommittee (concluded)  
    Report of the Drafting Committee on the title and text of article 2 adopted by the Drafting Committee