International Law Commission

• 24th session of the International Law Commission (1972)
  • Report of the Working Group on the question of the protection and inviolability of diplomatic agents and other persons entitled to special protection under international law: draft articles on the prevention and punishment of crimes against diplomatic agents and other internationally protected persons

• A/CN.4/L.186 (in Yearbook, 1972, vol. I, 1182nd meeting (20 June 1972), 1185th and 1186th meetings (22 and 23 June 1972), 1188th and 1189th meetings (27 June 1972))

• Second report of the Working Group

• A/CN.4/L.188 and Add.1 (in Yearbook, 1972, vol. I, 1191st meeting and 1192nd meetings (29 and 30 June 1972))

• Third report of the working group

• A/CN.4/L.189 (in Yearbook, 1972, vol. I, 1193rd meeting (3 July 1972))

• 24th session of the International Law Commission (1972)
  • Observations of Member States on the question of the protection and inviolability of diplomatic agents and other persons entitled to special protection under international law, transmitted to the International Law Commission in accordance with section III of General Assembly resolution 2780 (XXVI)

• A/CN.4/253 (in ILC Report, A/8710/Rev.1 (A/27/10), 1972, annex)
• ILC Report, A/8710/Rev.1 (A/27/10), 1972, chap. III(A), para. 58

• 24th session of the International Law Commission (1972)
  • Draft articles concerning crimes against persons entitled to special protection under international law — Working paper prepared by Mr. Richard D. Kearney

• A/CN.4/L.182 (in Yearbook, 1972, vol. II)
• ILC Report, A/8710/Rev.1 (A/27/10), 1972, chap. III(A), para. 58

• Uruguay — working paper

• A/C.6/L.822 (mimeograph)
• ILC Report, A/8710/Rev.1 (A/27/10), 1972, chap. III(A), para. 58

• Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its twenty-fourth session, 2 May to 7 July 1972
  • Established a Working Group to review the problem and prepare a set of draft articles. On the basis of the reports of the Working Group, the Commission adopted a set of 12 draft articles, with commentaries, on the prevention and punishment of crimes against diplomatic agents and other internationally protected persons, which it submitted to the Assembly as well as to Governments for comments.
  • Discussion in Plenary: 1150th, 1151st, 1152nd and 1153rd meetings (3 to 8 May 1972), 1164th meeting (24 May 1972), 1182nd, 1183rd, 1184th, 1185th and 1186th meetings (20 to 23 June 1972), 1188th and 1189th meetings (27 June 1972) 1191st, 1192nd and 1193th meetings (29 June to 3 July 1972)

• ILC Report, A/8710/Rev.1 (A/27/10), 1972, chap. III, paras. 54–69
• Yearbook, 1972, vol. II

International Law Commission (24th session, 1972)

• The Commission adopted a set of 12 draft articles on the prevention and punishment of crimes against diplomatic agents and other internationally protected persons, which it submitted to the Assembly as well as to Governments for comments.

• ILC Report, A/8710/Rev.1 (A/27/10), 1972, chap. III(A)(1), para. 64
• Yearbook, 1972, vol. II

General Assembly

• Resolution 2926 (XXVII) of 28 November 1972
  • Decided to consider at its twenty-eighth session (in 1973) the draft convention on the prevention and punishment of crimes against diplomatic agents and other internationally protected persons with a view to the final elaboration of such a convention by the Assembly.
• Resolution 3166 (XXVIII) of 14 December 1973
  • Adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents.¹

• See: Introductory Note, by Sir Michael Wood (Audiovisual Library of International Law)