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July 22, 2015
Twenty-third Session (1971)
Documents
The general and limited distribution documents of the International Law Commission (in the “A/CN.4” series) are issued, in all six official languages, as official documents of the United Nations. The Commission’s Summary Records are first made available in provisional form, in English and French only. They are subsequently edited and translated into the other official languages, and published in the Yearbook of the International Law Commission. Some of the Commission’s other documents are also later edited and published in the Yearbook, together with the Commission’s annual report to the General Assembly.
General Documents
| Symbol | Title |
|---|---|
| A/CN.4/217/Add.2 | First Report on State responsibility — Review of previous work on codification of the topic of the international responsibility of States by Mr. Roberto Ago, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/238 + Add.1–2 | Observations of Member States on the draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations, adopted by the International Law Commission at its twenty-first session |
| A/CN.4/239 + Add.1–3 | Observations of Member States, Switzerland and the Secretariat of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and the IAEA on the draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations, adopted by the Commission at its twentieth and twenty-first sessions. |
| A/CN.4/240 + Add.1–7 | Observations of Member States, Switzerland and the Secretariat of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and the IAEA on the draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations, adopted by the Commission at its twenty-second session |
| A/CN.4/241 + Add.1–6 | Sixth Report on relations between States and international organizations by Mr. Abdullah El-Erian, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/242 | Provisional Agenda |
| A/CN.4/243 + Add.1 | Succession of States in respect of bilateral treaties — second and third studies prepared by the Secretariat |
| A/CN.4/244/Rev.1 | General Assembly resolution 2669 (XXV) on progressive development and codification of the rules of international law relating to international watercourses — Note by the Secretariat |
| A/CN.4/245 | Survey of international law — Working Paper prepared by the Secretary-General in the light of the decision of the Commission to review its programme of work |
| A/CN.4/246 + Add.1–3 | Third Report on State responsibility, by Mr. Roberto Ago, Special Rapporteur, the internationally wrongful act of the State, source of international responsibility |
| A/CN.4/247 + Add.1 | Fourth Report on succession of States in respect of matters other than treaties, by Mr. Mohammed Bedjaoui, Special Rapporteur — Draft articles with commentaries on succession to public property |
| A/CN.4/248 | Report on the twelfth session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee, by Mr. Taslim O. Elias, Observer for the Commission |
| A/CN.4/249 | Fourth Report on succession in respect of treaties, by Sir Humphrey Waldock, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/250 | Report of the Sub-committee on treaties concluded between States and international organizations or between two or more international organizations |
| A/CN.4/251 | Letter dated 10 May 1971 from Mr. Shabtai Rosenne to the Chair of the International Law Commission |
Limited Documents
| Symbol | Title |
|---|---|
| A/CN.4/L.161 + Add.1–2 | Working paper submitted by the Secretary-General, containing a short bibliography, a historical survey of the question and a preliminary list of the relevant treaties published in the United Nations Treaty Series |
| A/CN.4/L.162/Rev.1 + Rev.1/Corr.1 | Observations and suggestions concerning the (English) text of the draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations: Working paper submitted by the Secretariat |
| A/CN.4/L.163 | Observations and suggestions concerning the (English) text of the draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations: Working paper submitted by the Secretariat |
| A/CN.4/L.164 | Observations and suggestions concerning the (English) text of the draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations: Working paper submitted by the Secretariat |
| A/CN.4/L.165 | Observations and suggestions concerning the (English) text of the draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations: Working paper submitted by the Secretariat |
| A/CN.4/L.166 | Working paper prepared by Mr. Abdullah El-Erian, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/L.167 | Draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations — Differences in form between part II and part IV of the draft : note by the Secretariat |
| A/CN.4/L.168 + Corr.2–3 + Add.1 + Add.2 + Corr.1–2 + Add.3 + Add.4 + Add.5 + Add.6 + Add.7 | Text of articles adopted by the Drafting Committee: articles 6–27, 27 bis, 28–33, 35–44 and 46–49 — reproduced in document A/CN.4/SR.1110 to SR.1116 |
| A/CN.4/L.169 | Text of articles adopted by the Drafting Committee: amendments proposed by Mr. Kearney to articles 50, 50 bis, and 50 ter — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.1119 |
| A/CN.4/L.170 + Add.1 + Add.2 + Add.3 | Text of articles adopted by the Drafting Committee: Text of article 12 adopted on second reading by the Drafting Committee — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.1114 |
| A/CN.4/L.171 | Question of the inclusion in article 50 of a provision on the settlement of disputes: Working paper prepared by Mr. Abdullah El-Erian, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/L.172 | Text of articles adopted by the Drafting Committee: Report of the Drafting Committee on article 34 — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.1117 |
| A/CN.4/L.173 | Draft articles on observer delegations of States to organs and to conferences: Working paper prepared by Mr. Abdullah El-Erian, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/L.174 + Add.1–6 | Reports of the Working Group on Relations between States and International Organizations |
| A/CN.4/L.175 | Text of articles adopted by the Drafting Committee: amendments proposed by Mr. Kearney to alternative A of article 100 as submitted by the Drafting Committee (A/CN.4/L.168/Add.6) — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.1125 |
| A/CN.4/L.176 | Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its twenty-third session (chap. I) |
| A/CN.4/L.177 | Working Group on relations between States and international organizations — Consolidated draft articles: Text submitted by the Working Group on second reading: paragraph 2 of article 1 — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.1132 |
| A/CN.4/L.177/Add.1 | Working Group on relations between States and international organizations — Consolidated draft articles: articles 2, 4 and 11 — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.1134 and SR.1135 |
| A/CN.4/L.177/Add.2 | Working Group on relations between States and international organizations — Consolidated draft articles: Articles 38 bis (formerly article 75) — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.1138 |
| A/CN.4/L.177/Add.3 | Working Group on relations between States and international organizations — Consolidated draft articles: Articles 81 and 82 — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.1138 |
| A/CN.4/L.178 + Add.1–15 | Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its twenty-third session (Chap. II–V) |
| A/CN.4/L.179 + Add.1–4 | Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its twenty-third session (Chap. II–V) |
| A/CN.4/L.180 + Add.1–5 | Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its twenty-third session (Chap. II–V) |
| A/CN.4/L.181 + Add.1 | Draft articles on the representation of States in their relations with international organizations, with annex |
Summary Records
| Symbol | Title |
|---|---|
| A/CN.4/SR.1087 | Summary record of the 1087th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1088 | Summary record of the 1088th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1089 | Summary record of the 1089th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1090 | Summary record of the 1090th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1091 | Summary record of the 1091st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1092 | Summary record of the 1092nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1093 | Summary record of the 1093rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1094 | Summary record of the 1094th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1095 | Summary record of the 1095th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1096 | Summary record of the 1096th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1097 | Summary record of the 1097th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1098 | Summary record of the 1098th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1099 | Summary record of the 1099th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1100 | Summary record of the 1100th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1101 | Summary record of the 1101st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1102 | Summary record of the 1102nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1103 | Summary record of the 1103rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1104 | Summary record of the 1104th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1105 | Summary record of the 1105th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1106 | Summary record of the 1106th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1107 | Summary record of the 1107th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1108 | Summary record of the 1108th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1109 | Summary record of the 1109th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1110 | Summary record of the 1110th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1111 | Summary record of the 1111th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1112 | Summary record of the 1112th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1113 | Summary record of the 1113th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1114 | Summary record of the 1114th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1115 | Summary record of the 1115th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1116 | Summary record of the 1116th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1117 | Summary record of the 1117th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1118 | Summary record of the 1118th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1119 | Summary record of the 1119th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1120 | Summary record of the 1120th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1121 | Summary record of the 1121st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1122 | Summary record of the 1122nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1123 | Summary record of the 1123rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1124 | Summary record of the 1124th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1125 | Summary record of the 1125th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1126 | Summary record of the 1126th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1127 | Summary record of the 1127th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1128 | Summary record of the 1128th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1129 | Summary record of the 1129th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1130 | Summary record of the 1130th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1131 | Summary record of the 1131st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1132 | Summary record of the 1132nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1133 | Summary record of the 1133rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1134 | Summary record of the 1134th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1135 | Summary record of the 1135th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1136 | Summary record of the 1136th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1137 | Summary record of the 1137th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1138 | Summary record of the 1138th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1139 | Summary record of the 1139th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1140 | Summary record of the 1140th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1141 | Summary record of the 1141st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1142 | Summary record of the 1142nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1143 | Summary record of the 1143rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1144 | Summary record of the 1144th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1145 | Summary record of the 1145th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1146 | Summary record of the 1146th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1147 | Summary record of the 1147th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.1148 | Summary record of the 1148th meeting |
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