It may be recalled that the United Nations General Assembly (hereinafter "the UNGA") took note of the Draft Articles on Prevention of Transboundary Harm from Hazardous Activities finalized by the International Law Commission (hereinafter "the ILC") in 2001. Similarly, it took note of the Draft Principles on the Allocation of Loss in the Case of Transboundary Harm from Hazardous Activities finalized by the ILC in 2006. With the adoption of these draft articles and principles, the ILC finally discharged its mandate in respect of "international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law", an item it inscribed on its agenda in 1978. 

Prior to 1978, the ILC had been working since 1955 on the topic of State responsibility which was concerned with the responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts. As Robert Rosenstock noted, treating State responsibility as the consequence of wrongful conduct does not cover, within its scope, "the question of acts that are not wrongful and are conducted with due care but result in significant harm to areas outside the jurisdiction of the acting states". It was clear, he added, that the construction of Roberto Ago, the Special Rapporteur on State Responsibility, "did not offer the ILC satisfactory tools to address the multiple problems posed by such conduct". The category of issues to be dealt with in the context of liability, as Roberto Ago himself noted,  related to "responsibility arising out of performance of certain lawful activities-such as spatial and nuclear activities", merits an examination as a distinct topic different from the topic of State responsibility, owing "to the entirely different basis of the so-called responsibility for risk, the different nature of the rules governing it, its content and the forms it may assume".

Accordingly, the ILC decided in 1978 to inscribe a new agenda item--international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law--and appointed Robert Quentin Quentin-Baxter as the Special Rapporteur. The focus of the topic of international liability for "acts not prohibited by international law", as the Special Rapporteur noted, was "to promote the construction of regimes to regulate without recourse to prohibition, the conduct of any particular activity which is perceived to entail actual or potential dangers of a substantial nature and to have transnational effects". He added further, that "it is a secondary consideration, though still an important one, that the draft articles should help to establish the incidence of liability in cases in which there is no applicable special regime and injurious consequences have occurred". In addition, and independently the topic of liability is welcomed by States and scholars for the potential it exhibited, as the Special Rapporteur Quentin-Baxter noted in his second report, "in those situations in which rules as to wrongfulness are either in course of formation or embody such complex tests that their application in disputed cases is not easily determined". The Special Rapporteur was referring, with some foresight, to State and human activities in outer space to deep oceans, development of weapons of mass destruction, and ever-growing environmental concerns, thanks to the limits to growth, unbridled use of fossil fuels and globalization of trade, commerce and financial markets.

The context for identifying issues of international liability, distinct and separate from State responsibility and focusing on acts not prohibited by international law but could be of concern to the international community, was well set. These concerns for the first time were addressed when the 1972 Stockholm Declaration of the United Nations Conference on Human Environment was adopted. A new era in the field of international law focusing on the common concern for the protection of the environment emerged. They were further consolidated with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (hereinafter "the UNCLOS" or "the Convention") and the adoption of the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. Both these initiatives are noteworthy because of their attempt to integrate policies concerning the protection of the environment, including the marine environment with the urgent needs of scores of developing countries to eradicate poverty. They emphasized the importance of sustainable development.

The 1992 Rio Declaration reiterated Principles 21, 22 and 23 of the 1972 Stockholm Declaration. It developed other principles relevant to sustainable development: the "common but differentiated responsibilities" (Principle 7), action needed to regulate the dumping of hazardous wastes causing harm to human health and environment (Principle 14), the "principle of precaution" (Principle 15) and the "polluter pays principle" (Principle 16), apart from the need to develop national law regarding liability and compensation for victims of pollution and other environmental damage (Principle 13). At the operation level, the Rio Declaration noted the obligation of States to enact effective environmental legislation (Principle 11) and adopt environmental impact assessment (hereinafter "EIA"), as a national instrument for the proposed activities that are likely to cause significant adverse impacts on the environment (Principle 17). In addition, following the Chernobyl nuclear accident and the two Conventions concluded under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency dealing with early notification and mutual assistance, the Rio Declaration emphasized the duty of States to "provide prior and timely notification and relevant information to potentially affected States on activities that may have significant adverse transboundary environmental effect and consult with those States at an early stage and in good faith" (Principle 19). 

For the full text of the Introductory Note, please see here.

 

From the outset of its work on the topic of State responsibility, the International Law Commission agreed that that topic should deal only with the consequences of internationally wrongful acts, and that, in defining the general rule concerning the principle of responsibility for internationally wrongful acts, it was necessary to adopt a formula which did not prejudge the existence of responsibility for lawful acts. That conclusion met with broad acceptance in the discussion of the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly at its twenty-fifth session, in 1970.

At its twenty-fifth session, in 1973, when the Commission started to work on the first set of draft articles on State responsibility, it referred to the matter in more definite terms: “... if it is thought desirable—and views to this effect have already been expressed in the past both in the International Law Commission and in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly—the International Law Commission can undertake the study of the so-called responsibility for risk after its study on responsibility for wrongful acts has been completed, or it can do so simultaneously but separately” (Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1973, vol. II, document A/9010/Rev.1, para. 39).

The General Assembly, in resolution 3071 (XXVIII) of 30 November 1973, supported the position of the Commission and recommended that the Commission should undertake a study of the new topic “at an appropriate time”. The Assembly, in resolutions 3315 (XXIX) of 14 December 1974 and 3495 (XXX) of 15 December 1975, repeated its recommendation that the Commission take up the topic ‘‘as soon as appropriate”, replacing the latter phrase by the words “at the earliest possible time” in resolution 31/97 of 15 December 1976.

Pursuant to those recommendations of the General Assembly, the Commission agreed, at its twenty-ninth session, in 1977, to undertake the study on the topic at the earliest possible time, having regard, in particular, to the progress made on the draft articles on State responsibility for internationally wrongful acts.

The General Assembly, in resolution 32/151 of 19 December 1977, endorsed the conclusion of the Commission and invited it, at an appropriate time and in the light of progress made on the draft articles on State responsibility for internationally wrongful acts and on other topics in its current programme of work, to commence work on the topic of international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law.

At its thirtieth session, in 1978, the Commission established a working group to consider, in a preliminary manner, the scope and nature of the topic. Having considered the recommendations made by the Working Group (A/CN.4/L.284 and Corr.1), the Commission appointed Robert Q. Quentin-Baxter as Special Rapporteur for the topic and invited him to prepare a preliminary report at an early juncture. It also requested the Secretariat to collect and survey materials on the topic on a continuous basis.

At its thirty-fifth session, in 1983, the Commission agreed that the Special Rapporteur should, with the help of the Secretariat, prepare a questionnaire to be addressed to selected international organizations with a view to ascertaining whether obligations which States owed to each other, and discharged, as members of international organizations might, to that extent, fulfil or replace some of the procedures indicated in the Special Rapporteur’s schematic outline contained in his third report (A/CN.4/360 and Corr.1). In compliance with this decision, a questionnaire (A/CN.4/378) was prepared and addressed to sixteen international organizations, selected on the basis of activities which might bear on the subject matter of the inquiry.

At the Commission’s thirty-seventh session, in 1985, Julio Barbosa succeeded Robert Q. Quentin-Baxter as Special Rapporteur for the topic. In connection with its work on the topic, the Commission had before it the reports of the Special Rapporteurs (A/CN.4/334 and Add. 1. and Add. 1/Corr. 1 and Add 2; A/CN.4/346 and Add.1 and Add. 2; A/CN.4/360 and Corr.1; A/CN.4/373 and Corr. 1 and 2; A/CN.4/383 and Add.1; A/CN.4/394), information provided by Governments and international organizations (A/CN.4/378), as well as documents prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/384).

At its fortieth session, in 1988, the Commission began the first reading of the draft articles on the topic which were contained in the Special Rapporteur’s fourth report (A/CN.4/413 and Corr.1 & 2).

At its forty-fourth session, in 1992, the Commission established a Working Group to consider some of the general issues relating to the scope, the approach to be taken and the possible direction of the future work on the topic. On the basis of the recommendation of the Working Group (A/CN.4/L.470), the Commission decided, with regard to the scope of the topic, that, pending a final decision, the topic should be understood as comprising both issues of prevention and of remedial measures. Prevention should, however, be considered first; only after having completed its work on that first part of the topic would the Commission proceed to the question of remedial measures. Thus, the draft articles should deal first with preventive measures in respect of activities creating a risk of causing transboundary harm and secondly with articles on the remedial measures when such activities had caused transboundary harm. The Commission deferred, however, its decision on the question of the approach to be taken with regard to the nature of the articles or of the instrument to be drafted, until after the completion of the work on the topic. The Commission also deferred its decision on the title of the topic until after the completion of the draft articles. (Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1992, vol. II (Part Two), paras. 344-348.)

At its forty-sixth and forty-seventh sessions, in 1994 and 1995, the Commission provisionally adopted draft articles 1 (Scope of the present articles), 2 (Use of terms), 11 (Prior authorisation), 12 (Risk assessment), 13 (Pre-existing activities), 14 (Measures to prevent or minimize the risk), 14 bis (Non-transference of risk), 15 (Notification and information), 16 (Exchange of information), 16 bis (Information to the public), 17 (National security and industrial secrets), 18 (Consultations on preventive measures), 19 (Rights of the State likely to be affected), 20 (Factors involved in an equitable balance of interests, (A) (Freedom of action and the limits thereto), (B) (Prevention), (C) (Liability and compensation) and (D) (Cooperation), with commentaries thereto (A/CN.4/L.494 and Corr. 1; A/CN.4/L.508).

At its forty-seventh session, in 1995, the Commission established a Working Group to identify activities within the scope of the topic. In the light of the Working Group’s report (A/CN.4/L.510), the Commission agreed that it must, in its future work on the topic, have a clear view of the kind of activities to which the draft articles on the topic apply. It took the view that it could work on the basis that the types of activities listed in various conventions dealing with issues of transboundary harm came within the scope of the topic, but that eventually, more specificity might be required in the draft articles.

At its forty-eighth session, in 1996, the Commission established a Working Group to review the topic in all its aspects in the light of the reports of the Special Rapporteur (in addition to those previously mentioned: A/CN.4/394; A/CN.4/402 and Corr.1, Corr.2 (S only) to 4; A/CN.4/405 and Corr.1& 2; A/CN.4/423 and Corr.1 & 2; A/CN.4/428 & Corr.1-4 and Add.1; A/CN.4/437 and Corr.1; A/CN.4/443 and Corr.1 and 3; A/CN.4/450; A/CN.4/459; A/CN.4/468; A/CN.4/475, Corr.1, Add. 1 and Add.1/Corr.1) and the discussions on the topic held over the years. In its report to the Commission, the Working Group submitted a single consolidated text of draft articles and commentaries thereto which were limited in terms of the scope of the topic and residual in character (A/CN.4/L.533 and Add.1). The Commission was unable to examine the draft articles at that session. It, however, decided to transmit them to the General Assembly and to Governments for comments. (Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1996, vol. II (Part Two), para. 97-101.)

At its forty-ninth session, in 1997, the Commission, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 51/160 of 16 December 1996, established a Working Group to consider the question of how to proceed with the topic. The Working Group reviewed the work of the Commission on the topic since 1978 (A/CN.4/L.536). It noted that the scope and content of the topic remained unclear due to such factors as conceptual and theoretical difficulties, appropriateness of the title and the relation of the subject to the topic “State responsibility.” It further noted that the Commission had dealt with two distinct, though related, issues under the topic: “prevention” and “international liability”. The Working Group agreed that those issues henceforth should be dealt with separately. Noting that the work on prevention was already at an advanced stage, the Working Group believed that the Commission should proceed with its work on this aspect of the topic with a possible completion of the first reading in the near future. With respect to the second aspect, liability, the Working Group was of the view that, while retaining it, the Commission should await further comments from Governments before making any decision on the issue. (Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1997, vol. II (Part Two), paras. 165-167.)

At the same session, the Commission considered and adopted the Working Group’s report. On the basis of the recommendation of the Working Group, the Commission decided, inter alia, to proceed with its work on the topic, undertaking first prevention under the subtitle “Prevention of transboundary damage from hazardous activities”.

The General Assembly, in resolution 52/156 of 15 December 1997, took note of the Commission’s decision.

At its forty-ninth session, in 1997, the Commission, after considering the report of the Working Group on the topic, decided to proceed first with the work under the subtitle “prevention of transboundary damage from hazardous activities”. The Commission appointed Pemmaraju Sreenivasa Rao as Special Rapporteur for that part of the topic, and requested him to submit a report thereon.

The Commission proceeded with its work on this part of the topic, on the basis of the reports of the Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/487 and Add.1; A/CN.4/501; and A/CN.4/510) and information provided by Governments (A/CN.4/509 and A/CN.4/516), from its fiftieth to fifty-third sessions, from 1998 to 2001, respectively.

At its fiftieth session, in 1998, the Commission decided to refer to the Drafting Committee draft articles 1 (a) (Activities to which the present articles apply) and 2 (Use of terms), recommended by the Working Group in 1996. The Commission also reestablished the Working Group to review draft articles 3 to 22 recommended in 1996 in light of the Commission’s decision to focus first on the question of prevention. On the basis of the Working Group’s discussions, the Special Rapporteur proposed at the same session a revised text of the draft articles (A/CN.4/L.556), which the Commission referred to the Drafting Committee. The Commission considered the report of the Drafting Committee and adopted on first reading a set of seventeen draft articles on prevention of transboundary damage from hazardous activities. In accordance with articles 16 and 21 of the Statute, they were transmitted to Governments for comments and observations, with the request that such comments and observations be submitted to the Secretary-General by 1 January 2000. 

The General Assembly, in resolution 53/102 of 8 December 1998, expressed its appreciation to the Commission for the completion of the first reading of the draft articles on the prevention part of the topic and invited Governments to submit comments and observations in writing on the draft articles. It welcomed the valuable work done by the International Law Commission on the topic “International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law”, and requested the Commission, while continuing its work on prevention, to examine other issues arising out of the topic, taking into account comments made by Governments, either in writing or in the Sixth Committee, and to submit its recommendations on the future work to be done on these issues to the Sixth Committee.

At its fifty-second session, in 2000, the Commission established a Working Group to examine the comments and observations made by States on the draft articles. On the basis of the discussion in the Working Group, the Special Rapporteur presented his third report (A/CN.4/510) containing a draft preamble and a revised set of draft articles on prevention, along with the recommendation that they be adopted as a framework convention. Furthermore, the third report addressed questions such as the scope of the topic, its relationship with liability, the relationship between an equitable balance of interests among States concerned and the duty of prevention, as well as duality of the regimes of liability and State responsibility. The Commission considered the report and decided to refer the draft preamble and draft articles contained therein to the Drafting Committee.

At its fifty-third session, in 2001, the Commission adopted and submitted to the General Assembly the final text of draft articles on prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities, consisting of a preamble and nineteen articles, with commentaries thereto (A/56/10). In transmitting the final draft to the General Assembly, the Commission recommended that the General Assembly elaborate a convention on the basis of the draft articles.

The General Assembly, by resolution 56/82 of 12 December 2001, expressed its appreciation for the valuable work done by the Commission on the issue of prevention on the topic of international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law (prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities). It requested the Commission, taking into consideration its decision at its forty-ninth session to proceed with its work on the topic of “International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law”, undertaking, as a first step, the issue of prevention, to resume, during its fifty-fourth session, its consideration of the liability aspects of the topic, bearing in mind the interrelationship between the prevention and liability aspects of the topic and taking into account developments in international law and comments by Governments.

On 4 December 2006, the General Assembly adopted resolution 61/36, in which it took note of the principles on the allocation of loss in the case of transboundary harm arising out of hazardous activities, presented by the Commission, the text of which was annexed to the resolution, and commended them to the attention of Governments. It also included in the provisional agenda of its sixty-second session an item entitled “Consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm”.

On 7 December 2007, the General Assembly adopted resolution 62/68, in which it welcomed the conclusion of the work of the International Law Commission on prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm and its adoption of the respective draft articles and draft principles and commentaries on the subjects. It commended the articles on prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities, presented by the Commission, the text of which was annexed to the resolution, to the attention of Governments, without prejudice to any future action, as recommended by the Commission regarding the articles. It invited Governments to submit comments on any future action, in particular on the form of the respective articles and principles, bearing in mind the recommendations made by the Commission in that regard, including in relation to the elaboration of a convention on the basis of the draft articles, as well as on any practice in relation to the application of the articles and principles. It decided to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-fifth session the item entitled “Consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm”.

The General Assembly, by resolution 65/28 of 6 December 2010, commended once again the articles on prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities to the attention of Governments. And it invited once again Governments to submit further comments on any future action. It requested the Secretary-General to submit a compilation of decisions of international courts, tribunals and other bodies referring to the articles and the principles. It decided to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-eighth (2013) session the item entitled “Consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm”.

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Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its thirty-eighth session (1986): Topical summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its forty-first session, prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/L.410)

Third report on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law, by Mr. Julio Barboza, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/405 and Corr.1& 2, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1987, vol. II, Part I, 16 March 1987)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its thirty-ninth session, 4 May - 17 July 1987, Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-second session, Supplement No. 10 (A/42/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1987, vol. II, Part II)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2015 to 2023, held, respectively, from 16 to 30 June 1987 (A/CN.4/SR.2015, A/CN.4/SR.2016, A/CN.4/SR.2017, A/CN.4/SR.2018, A/CN.4/SR.2019, A/CN.4/SR.2020, A/CN.4/SR.2021, A/CN.4/SR.2022 and A/CN.4/SR.2023, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1987, vol. I)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its thirty-ninth session (1987): Topical summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its forty-second session, prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/L.420)

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.4/413 and Corr.1 & 2, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1988, vol. II, Part I, 6 April 1988)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fortieth session, 9 May - 29 July 1988, Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-third session, Supplement No. 10 (A/43/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1988, vol. II, Part II)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2044 to 2045, 2047 to 2049 and 2074 to 2075, held, respectively, from 11 to 20 May and from 6 to 7 July 1988 (A/CN.4/SR.2044, A/CN.4/SR.2045, A/CN.4/SR.2047, A/CN.4/SR.2048, A/CN.4/SR.2049, A/CN.4/SR.2074 and A/CN.4/SR.2075, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1988, vol. I)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fortieth session (1988): Topical summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its forty-third session, prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/L.431)

Fifth report on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not
prohibited by international law, by Mr. Julio Barboza, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/423 and Corr.1 & 2, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1989, vol. II, Part I, 25 April 1989)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-first session, 2 May - 21 July 1989, Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-fourth session, Supplement No. 10 (A/44/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1989, vol. II, Part II)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2108 to 2114 and 2121, held, respectively, from 30 to 31 May and from 1 June to 20 June 1989 (A/CN.4/SR.2108, A/CN.4/SR.2109, A/CN.4/SR.2110, A/CN.4/SR.2111, A/CN.4/SR.2112, A/CN.4/SR.2113, A/CN.4/SR.2114 and A/CN.4/SR.2121, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1989, vol. I)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-first session (1989): Topical summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its forty-fourth session, prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/L.443)

Sixth report on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law, by Mr. Julio Barboza, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/428 & Corr.1-4 and Add.1, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1990, vol. II, Part I, 15 March 1990)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-second session, 1 May - 20 July 1990, Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-fifth session, Supplement No. 10 (A/45/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1990, vol. II, Part II)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2179, 2181 to 2186 and 2190, held, respectively, from 22 to 29 June and from 2 to 10 July 1990 (A/CN.4/SR.2179, A/CN.4/SR.2181, A/CN.4/SR.2182, A/CN.4/SR.2183, A/CN.4/SR.2184, A/CN.4/SR.2185, A/CN.4/SR.2186 and A/CN.4/SR.2190, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1990, vol. I)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-second session (1990): Topical summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its forty-fifth session, prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/L.452)

Seventh report on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law, by Mr. Julio Barboza, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/437 and Corr.1, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1991, vol. II, Part I, 16 April 1991)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-third session, 29 April - 19 July 1991, Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-sixth session, Supplement No. 10 (A/46/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1991, vol. II, Part II)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2221 to 2228 and 2241, held, respectively, from 7 to 21 June and on 12 July, 1991 (A/CN.4/SR.2221, A/CN.4/SR.2222, A/CN.4/SR.2223, A/CN.4/SR.2224, A/CN.4/SR.2225, A/CN.4/SR.2226, A/CN.4/SR.2227, A/CN.4/SR.2228 and A/CN.4/SR.2241, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1991, vol. I)

Eighth report on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not
prohibited by international law, by Mr. Julio Barboza, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/443, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1992, vol. II, Part I, 15 April 1992)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-fourth session, 4 May - 24 July 1992, Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-seventh session, Supplement No. 10 (A/47/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1992, vol. II, Part II)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2268 to 2273 and 2282, held, respectively, from 2 to 16 June and on 8 July, 1992 (A/CN.4/SR.2268, A/CN.4/SR.2269, A/CN.4/SR.2270, A/CN.4/SR.2271, A/CN.4/SR.2272, A/CN.4/SR.2273 and A/CN.4/SR.2282, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1992, vol. I)

Ninth report on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law, by Mr. Julio Barboza, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/450, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1993, vol. II, Part I, 15 April 1993)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-fifth session, 3 May - 23 July 1993, Official Records of the General Assembly, forty-eighth session, Supplement No. 10 (A/48/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1993, vol. II, Part II)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2300, 2302 to 2306 and 2318, held, respectively, on 25 May, from 1 to 11 June and on 13 July 1993 (A/CN.4/SR.2300, A/CN.4/SR.2302, A/CN.4/SR.2303, A/CN.4/SR.2304, A/CN.4/SR.2305, A/CN.4/SR.2306 and A/CN.4/SR.2318, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1993, vol. I)

International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law.  Titles and texts of articles adopted by the Drafting Committee: articles 1, 2, 11, 12 and 14 - reproduced in document A/CN.4/SR.2318, para. 58 (A/CN.4/L.487, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1993, vol. 1, 13 July 1993)

Tenth report on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law, by Mr. Julio Barboza, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/459, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1994, vol. II, Part I, 4 April 1994)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-fifth session (1993): Topical Summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its forty-eighth session prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/457, 15 February 1994)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-sixth session, 2 May - 22 July 1994, Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-ninth session, Supplement No. 10 (A/49/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1994, vol. II, Part II)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2351 and 2362 to 2366, held, respectively, on 10 June and from 8 to 13 July 1994 (A/CN.4/SR.2351, A/CN.4/SR.2362, A/CN.4/SR.2363, A/CN.4/SR.2364, A/CN.4/SR.2365 and A/CN.4/SR.2366, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1994, vol. I)

Titles and texts adopted by the Drafting Committee at the forty-fifth and forty-sixth sessions of the Commission: articles 1, 2 (subparas. (a), (b) and (c)), 11-14 bis [20 bis], 15-16 bis and 17-20 - reproduced in documents A/CN.4/SR.2362 to SR.2365 (A/CN.4/L.494 [and Corr.1], reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1994, vol. I, 8 to 13 July 1994)

Texts of draft articles with commentaries thereto, provisionally adopted by the Commission at its forty-sixth session: articles 1, 2 (subparas. (a), (b) and (c)), 11 to 14 bis [20 bis], 15-16 bis and 17-20 - reproduced in Yearbook 1994, vol. II (Part Two) (A/CN.4/L.503 and Add.1 and 2, reproduce in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 1994, vol. II, Part II)

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, Summary records of meetings Nos. 16 to 28, 30 to 32 and 40 to 41 of the forty-ninth session, held, respectively, from 24 to 31 October and from 1 to 29 November 1994 (A/C.6/49/SR.16, A/C.6/49/SR.17, A/C.6/49/SR.18, A/C.6/49/SR.19, A/C.6/49/SR.20, A/C.6/49/SR.21, A/C.6/49/SR.22, A/C.6/49/SR.23, A/C.6/49/SR.24, A/C.6/49/SR.25, A/C.6/49/SR.26, A/C.6/49/SR.27, A/C.6/49/SR.28, A/C.6/49/SR.30, A/C.6/49/SR.31, A/C.6/49/SR.32, A/C.6/49/SR.40, A/C.6/49/SR.41)

General Assembly resolution 49/51 of 9 December 1994 (Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-sixth session)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-sixth session (1994): Topical Summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its forty-ninth session prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/464 and Add. 1 and Add. 2, 21, 28 December 1994 and 22 February 1995)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-seventh session, 2 May - 21 July 1995, Official Records of the General Assembly, Fiftieth session, Supplement No.10 (A/50/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1995, vol. II, Part II)

Eleventh report on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law, by Mr. Julio Barboza, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/468, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1995, vol. II, Part I, 25 May 1995)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2397 to 2399 and 2413 to 2416, held, respectively, from 8 to 13 June and from 7 to 13 July 1995 (A/CN.4/SR.2397, A/CN.4/SR.2398, A/CN.4/SR.2399, A/CN.4/SR.2413, A/CN.4/SR.2414, A/CN.4/SR.2415 and A/CN.4/SR.2416, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1995, vol. I)

Survey on liability regimes relevant to the topic International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law: study prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/471, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1995, vol. II, Part I, 23 June 1995)

Titles and texts adopted by the Drafting Committee at the forty-seventh session of the Commission: articles A(6), B(7), C(8 and 9) and D(9 and 10) (A/CN.4/L.508, 23 June 1995)

International Law Commission, Report of the Working Group on International Liability for Injurious Consequences Arising Out of Acts Not Prohibited by International Law (A/CN.4/L.510, 5 July 1995)

Text of draft articles adopted so far by the Commission on first reading (A/CN.4/L.519, 18 July 1995)

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, Summary records of meetings Nos. 12 to 25 and 44 of the fiftieth regular session, held, respectively, from 12 to 30 October and on 22 November 1995 (A/C.6/50/SR.12, A/C.6/50/SR.13, A/C.6/50/SR.14, A/C.6/50/SR.15, A/C.6/50/SR.16, A/C.6/50/SR.17, A/C.6/50/SR.18, A/C.6/50/SR.19, A/C.6/50/SR.20, A/C.6/50/SR.21, A/C.6/50/SR.22, A/C.6/50/SR.23, A/C.6/50/SR.24, A/C.6/50/SR.25 and A/C.6/50/SR.44)

General Assembly resolution 50/45 of 11 December 1995 (Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-seventh session)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-seventh session (1995): Topical Summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its fiftieth session prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/472 and Add. 1 16 February and 10 January 1996)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-eighth session, 6 May - 26 July 1996, Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first session, Supplement No.10 (A/51/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1996, vol. II, Part II)

Twelfth report on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law, by Mr. Julio Barboza, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/475 & Corr.1 and Add.1 & Corr.1, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1996, vol. II, Part I, 13 May 1996)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2450, 2465 and 2472, held, respectively, on 28 June, 19 and 25 July 1996 (A/CN.4/SR.2450, A/CN.4/SR.2465 and A/CN.4/SR.2472, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1996, vol. I)

International Law Commission, Report of the Working Group on International Liability for the Injurious Consequences of Acts Not Prohibited by International Law (A/CN.4/L.533 and Add.1, 17 July 1996)

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, Summary records of meetings Nos. 31 to 41 and 48 of the fifty-first regular session, held, respectively, from 4 to 27 November 1996 (A/C.6/51/SR.31, A/C.6/51/SR.32, A/C.6/51/SR.33, A/C.6/51/SR.34, A/C.6/51/SR.35, A/C.6/51/SR.36, A/C.6/51/SR.37, A/C.6/51/SR.38, A/C.6/51/SR.39, A/C.6/51/SR.40, A/C.6/51/SR.41 and A/C.6/51/SR.48)

General Assembly resolution 51/160 of 16 December 1996 (Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-eighth session)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-eighth session (1996): Topical Summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its fifty-first session prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/479 and Add.1 and Corr. 1, 25 February and 1 May 1997)

Comments and observations received from Governments (A/CN.4/481 and Add.1, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1997, vol. II, Part I, 14 April and 6 May 1997)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-ninth session, 12 May - 18 July 1997, Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-second session, Supplement No.10 (A/52/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1997, vol. II, Part II)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2483 and 2496, held, respectively, on 27 May and 19 June 1997 (A/CN.4/SR.2483 and A/CN.4/SR.2496, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1997, vol. I)

International Law Commission, Report of the Working Group on International Liability for Injurious Consequences Arising Out of Acts Not Prohibited by International Law (A/CN.4/L.536, 17 June 1997)

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, Summary records of meetings Nos. 16 to 25 and 32 of the fifty-second session, held, respectively, from 27 to 31 October and from 3 to 19 November 1997 (A/C.6/52/SR.16, A/C.6/52/SR.17, A/C.6/52/SR.18, A/C.6/52/SR.19, A/C.6/52/SR.20, A/C.6/52/SR.21, A/C.6/52/SR.22, A/C.6/52/SR.23, A/C.6/52/SR.24, A/C.6/52/SR.25 and A/C.6/52/SR.32)

General Assembly resolution 52/156 of 15 December 1997 (Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-ninth session)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-ninth session (1997): Topical summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its fifty-second session prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/483, 20 January 1998)

Prevention of Transboundary Damage from Hazardous Activities

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, Summary records of meetings Nos. 22 to 25 of the fifty-second regular session, held, respectively, from 5 to 7 November 1997 (A/C.6/52/SR.22, A/C.6/52/SR.23, A/C.6/52/SR.24 and A/C.6/52/SR.25)

International Law Commission, Summary record of meeting No. 2496, held on 19 June 1997 (A/CN.4/SR.2496, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 1997, vol. I)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2527 to 2531, held, respectively, from 8 to 15 May 1998 (A/CN.4/SR.2527, A/CN.4/SR.2528, A/CN.4/SR.2529, A/CN.4/SR.2530 and A/CN.4/SR.2531, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 1998, vol. I)

International Law Commission, Summary record of meeting No. 2542, held on 5 June 1998 (A/CN.4/SR.2542, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 1998, vol. I)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2560 to 2564, held, respectively, from 12 to 14 August 1998 (A/CN.4/SR.2560, A/CN.4/SR.2561, A/CN.4/SR.2562, A/CN.4/SR.2563, A/CN.4/SR.2564, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 1998, vol. I)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fiftieth session, 20 April to 12 June and 27 July to 14 August 1998 (A/53/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 1998, vol. II, Part II)

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, Summary records of meetings Nos. 13 to 21 of the fifty-third session, held, respectively, from 26 October to 5 November 1998 (A/C.6/53/SR.13, A/C.6/53/SR.14, A/C.6/53/SR.15, A/C.6/53/SR.16, A/C.6/53/SR.17, A/C.6/53/SR.18, A/C.6/53/SR.19, A/C.6/53/SR.20, A/C.6/53/SR.21 and A/C.6/53/SR.22)

General Assembly resolution 53/102 of 8 December 1998 (Report of the International Law Commission covering the work of its fiftieth session)

International Law Commission, First report on prevention of transboundary damage from hazardous activities, by Pemmaraju Sreenivasa Rao, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/487 and Add.1, 1998)

International Law Commission, International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law (prevention of transboundary damage for hazardous activities), Proposal by the Special Rapporteur, revised text of draft articles on the basis of discussion in the Working Group (A/CN.4/L.556, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 1998, vol. II, Part II)

International Law Commission, International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law (prevention of transboundary damage for hazardous activities), Titles and texts of draft articles 1 to 17 on Prevention of transboundary damage from hazardous activities adopted by the drafting committee (A/CN.4/L.568, 1998)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fiftieth session (1998): Topical summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its fifty-third session prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/496)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-first session, 3 May to 23 July 1999 (A/54/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 1999, vol. II, Part II)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2600 and 2601, held, respectively, on 9 and 13 July 1999 (A/CN.4/SR.2600 and A/CN.4/SR.2601, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 1999, vol. I)

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, Summary records of meetings Nos. 25 to 28 of the fifty-fourth session, held, respectively, from 3 to 5 November 1999 (A/C.6/54/SR.25, A/C.6/54/SR.26, A/C.6/54/SR.27 and A/C.6/54/SR.28)

General Assembly resolution 54/111 of 9 December 1999 (Report of the International Law Commission covering the work of its fifty-first session)

International Law Commission, Second report on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law (prevention of transboundary damage for hazardous activities), by Pemmaraju Sreenivasa Rao, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/501, 1999)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-first session (1999): Topical summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its fifty-fourth session, prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/504)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-second session, 1 May to 9 June and 10 July to 18 August 2000, (A/55/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2000, vol. II, Part II)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2628 and 2641 to 2643, held, respectively, on 26 May and from 18 to 20 July 2000 (A/CN.4/SR.2628, A/CN.4/SR.2641, A/CN.4/SR.2642, A/CN.4/SR.2643, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2000, vol. I)

International Law Commission, Summary records of meetings Nos. 2675 and 2697 to 2701, held, respectively, on 11 May and from 27 July to 3 August 2000 (A/CN.4/SR.2675, A/CN.4/SR.2697, A/CN.4/SR.2698, A/CN.4/SR.2699, A/CN.4/SR.2700 and A/CN.4/SR.2701, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2001, vol. I)

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, Summary records of meetings Nos. 21 to 24 of the fifty-fifth regular session, held, respectively, from 1 to 3 November 2000 (A/C.6/55/SR.21, A/C.6/55/SR.22, A/C.6/55/SR.23 and A/C.6/55/SR.24)

General Assembly resolution 55/152 of 12 December 2000 (Report of the International Law Commission covering the work of its fifty-second session)

International Law Commission, International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law (prevention of transboundary damage for hazardous activities), report of the Secretary-General (A/CN.4/509, 2000)

International Law Commission, Third report on international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law (prevention of transboundary damage for hazardous activities), by Pemmaraju Sreenivasa Rao, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/510, 2000)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-second session (2000): Topical summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its fifty-fifth session prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/513)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-third session, 28 April to 1 June and 2 July to 10 August 2001, (A/56/10, reproduced in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2001, vol. II, Part II)

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, Summary records of meetings Nos. 16-19 and 22-23 of the fifty-sixth session, held, respectively, from 2 to 8 November 2001 (A/C.6/56/SR.16, A/C.6/56/SR.17, A/C.6/56/SR.18, A/C.6/56/SR.19, A/C.6/56/SR.22 and A/C.6/56/SR.23)

General Assembly resolution 56/82 of 12 December 2001 (Report of the International Law Commission covering the work of its fifty-third session)

International Law Commission, Prevention of transboundary damage for hazardous activities, Draft preamble and draft articles adopted by the Drafting Committee on second reading (A/CN.4/L.601, 2001)

International Law Commission, International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law (prevention of transboundary damage for hazardous activities), Comments and observation received from Governments, report of the Secretary-General (A/CN.4/516, 2001)

Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-third session (2001): Topical summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its fifty-sixth session prepared by the Secretariat (A/CN.4/521 and Add1)

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, Summary records of meetings Nos. 9 to 12 of the sixty-first regular session, held, respectively, from 23 to 27 October 2006 (A/C.6/61/SR.9, A/C.6/61/SR.10, A/C.6/61/SR.11 and A/C.6/61/SR.12)

General Assembly resolution 61/36 of 4 December 2006 (Allocation of loss in the case of transboundary harm arising out of hazardous activities)

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, Summary records of meetings Nos. 12 and 28 of the sixty-second session, held, respectively, on 23 October and 19 November 2007 (A/C.6/62/SR.12 and A/C.6/62/SR.28)

General Assembly resolution 62/68 of 6 December 2007 (Consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm)

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, Summary records of meetings Nos. 17 and 27 of the sixty-fifth session, held, respectively, on 21 October and 5 November 2010 (A/C.6/65/SR.17 and A/C.6/65/SR.27)

Report of the Sixth Committee, Consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm, by Mrs. Glenna Cabello de Daboin, Rapporteur (A/65/469)

General Assembly resolution 65/28 of 6 December 2010 (Consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm)