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July 22, 2015
Fortieth Session (1988)
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.4/408 | Provisional agenda |
| A/CN.4/409 + Corr.1–2 + Add.1–5 | Comments and observations received from Governments |
| A/CN.4/410 + Add.1–5 | Comments and observations received from Governments |
| A/CN.4/411 + Corr.1–2 | Sixth report on the Draft Code of Crimes Against the Peace and Security of Mankind, by Mr. Doudou Thiam, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/412 + Add.1–2 | Fourth report on the law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses, by Mr. Stephen C. McCaffrey, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/413 + Corr.1–2 | Fourth report on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by International Law, by Mr. Julio Barboza, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/414 | Comments and observations of Governments on part one of the draft articles on State responsibility for internationally wrongful acts |
| A/CN.4/415 + Corr.1 | Preliminary report on jurisdictional immunities of States and their property, by Mr. Motoo Ogiso, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/416 + Corr.1–2 + Add.1 + Add.1/Corr.1 | Preliminary report on State Responsibility, Mr. Gaetano Arangio-Ruiz, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/417 + Corr.1–2 | Eighth report on the status of the diplomatic courier and the diplomatic bag not accompanied by diplomatic courier, by Mr. Alexander Yankov, Special Rapporteur |
Limited Documents
| Symbol | Title |
|---|---|
| A/CN.4/L.420 | Topical summary, prepared by the Secretariat, of the discussion in the Sixth Committee on the report of the Commission during the forty-second session of the General Assembly |
| A/CN.4/L.421 | Draft articles on the law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses. Titles and texts adopted by the Drafting Committee: titles of parts II and III of the draft; articles 8 to 21 — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.2070 to SR.2073 |
| A/CN.4/L.422 | Draft articles on the draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind. Titles and texts adopted by the Drafting Committee: articles 4, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.2082 to SR.2085 |
| A/CN.4/L.423 | Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fortieth session: chapter I (Organization of the session) |
| A/cn.4/L.424 + Corr.1 | Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fortieth session: chapter II (International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law) |
| A/CN.4/L.425 + Add.1 + Add.1/Corr.1 | Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fortieth session: chapter III (The law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses) |
| A/CN.4/L.426 + Add.1 | Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fortieth session: chapter IV (Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind) |
| A/CN.4/L.427 + Add.1 | Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fortieth session: chapter V (Status of the diplomatic courier and the diplomatic bag not accomanied by diplomatic courier) |
| A/CN.4/L.428 + Add.1 | Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fortieth session: chapter VI (Juridictional immunities of States and their property) |
| A/CN.4/L.430 | Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fortieth session: chapter VIII (Other decisions and conclusions of the Commission) |
Summary Records
| Symbol | Title |
|---|---|
| A/CN.4/SR.2042 | Summary record of the 2042nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2043 | Summary record of the 2043rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2044 | Summary record of the 2044th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2045 | Summary record of the 2045th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2046 | Summary record of the 2046th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2047 | Summary record of the 2047th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2048 | Summary record of the 2048th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2049 | Summary record of the 2049th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2050 | Summary record of the 2050th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2051 | Summary record of the 2051st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2052 | Summary record of the 2052nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2053 | Summary record of the 2053rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2054 | Summary record of the 2054th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2055 | Summary record of the 2055th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2056 | Summary record of the 2056th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2057 | Summary record of the 2057th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2058 | Summary record of the 2058th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2059 | Summary record of the 2059th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2060 | Summary record of the 2060th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2061 | Summary record of the 2061st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2062 | Summary record of the 2062nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2063 | Summary record of the 2063rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2064 | Summary record of the 2064th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2065 | Summary record of the 2065th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2066 | Summary record of the 2066th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2067 | Summary record of the 2067th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2068 | Summary record of the 2068th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2069 | Summary record of the 2069th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2070 | Summary record of the 2070th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2071 | Summary record of the 2071st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2072 | Summary record of the 2072nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2073 | Summary record of the 2073rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2074 | Summary record of the 2074th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2075 | Summary record of the 2075th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2076 | Summary record of the 2076th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2077 | Summary record of the 2077th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2078 | Summary record of the 2078th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2079 | Summary record of the 2079th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2080 | Summary record of the 2080th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2081 | Summary record of the 2081st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2082 | Summary record of the 2082nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2083 | Summary record of the 2083rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2084 | Summary record of the 2084th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2085 | Summary record of the 2085th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2086 | Summary record of the 2086th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2087 | Summary record of the 2087th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2088 | Summary record of the 2088th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2089 | Summary record of the 2089th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2090 | Summary record of the 2090th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2091 | Summary record of the 2091st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2092 | Summary record of the 2092nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2093 | Summary record of the 2093rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.2094 | Summary record of the 2094th meeting |
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