International Law Commission

General Assembly resolution 373 (IV) of 6 December 1949: Approval of Part I of the report of the International Law Commission covering its first session

General Assembly resolution 375 (IV) of 6 December 1949: Draft Declaration on Rights and Duties of States (Summary | Analytical Guide)

General Assembly resolution 374 (IV) of 6 December 1949: Recommendation to the International Law Commission to include the regime of territorial waters in its list of topics to be given priority (Summary | Analytical Guide)

Formulation of the principles of international law recognized in the Charter of the Nurnberg Tribunal and in the judgment of the Tribunal (Summary | Analytical Guide)

• Report by Mr. Spiropoulos

The Commission adopted a final formulation of the Principles of International Law Recognized in the Charter of the Nürnberg Tribunal and in the Judgment of the Tribunal, and submitted it, with commentaries, to the General Assembly, without making any recommendation on a further action thereon.

Preparation of a draft code of offences against the peace and security of mankind (Summary | Analytical Guide)

• Preliminary report by Mr. Spiropoulos (General Assembly resolution 177 (II) of 21 November 1947)

Desirability and possibility of establishing an international judicial organ for the trial of persons charged with genocide or other crimes over which jurisdiction will be conferred upon that organ by international coventions (Summary | Analytical Guide)

• Working papers by Messrs. Alfaro and Sandstrôm (General Assembly resolution 260 (III) B of 9 December 1948)

Law of treaties (Summary | Analytical Guide)

• Preliminary report by Mr. Brierly

Arbitral procedure (Summary | Analytical Guide)

• Preliminary report by Mr. Scelle

Regime of the high seas (Summary | Analytical Guide)

• Preliminary report by Mr. François

Ways and means for making the evidence of customary international law more readily available (Summary | Analytical Guide)

• Working paper by Mr. Hudson (Article 24 of the Statute of the International Law Commission)

The Commission submitted a report to the General Assembly, containing specific ways and means for making the evidence of Customary International Law more readily available.

The right of asylum (Summary | Analytical Guide)

• Working paper by Mr. Yepes

Cooperation with other bodies

• Consultation with organs of the United Nations and with international and national organizations, official and nonofficial.
• List of national and international organizations prepared by the Secretary-General for the purpose of distributing documents (Articles 25 and 26 of the Statute of the International Law Commission).