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| Resolutions of the General Assembly concerning the Conference |
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Resolution 3496 (XXX) of 15 December 1975 |
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Resolation 31/18 of 24 November 1976 |
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| Officers of the Conference and Its Committee |
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| Secretariat of the Conference |
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| Agenda |
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| Rules of procedure |
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| Summary records of the plenary meetings |
| 1st plenary meeting |
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Monday. 4 April 1977, at 3.15 p.m. |
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Opening of the Conference by the representative of the Secretary-General |
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Address by the Federal President of the Republic of Austria |
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Election of the President |
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Adoption of the agenda |
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Adoption of the rules of procedure |
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| 2nd plenary meeting |
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Tuesday, 5 April 1977, at 10.45 a.m. |
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Election of Vice-Presidents |
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Election of the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole |
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Election of the Chairman of the Drafting Committee |
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Appointment of the Credentials Committee |
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Appointment of other members of the Drafting Committee |
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Organization of work |
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| 3rd plenary meeting |
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Thursday. 14 April 1977, at 12.50 p.m. |
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Question of adding a supplementary item to the agenda of the Conference |
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Consideration of the request by the United Nations Council for Namibia for active participation in the United Nations Conference on Succession of States in respect of Treaties (General Assembly resolution 31/149) |
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| 4th plenary meeting |
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Wednesday. 27 April 1977, at 5.50 p.m. |
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Consideration of the request by the United Nations Council for Namibia for active participation in the United Nations Conference on Succession of States in respect of Treaties (General Assembly resolution 31/149) (concluded) |
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| 5th plenary meeting |
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Thursday, 5 May 1977, at 11.05 a.m. |
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Organization of work |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 197S and 24 November 1976 |
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Articles 1, 3 to 5, 8 to 11 and 13 to 15 approved by the Committee of the Whole |
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Articles 16 to 29 approved by the Committee of the Whole |
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| 6th plenary meeting |
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Thursday, 5 May 1977, at 5.10 p.m. |
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Consideration or the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on IS December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (concluded) |
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Articles 16 to 29 approved by the Committee of the Whole (concluded) |
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Report of the Committee of the Whole |
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Tribute to the memory of Ambassador Edvard Hambro |
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| 7th plenary meeting |
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Friday, 6 May 1977, at 10.45 a.m. |
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Report of the Credentials Committee |
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Draft recommendation by the Conference |
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Draft report of the United Nations Conference on Succession of States in respect of Treaties |
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| 8th plenary meeting |
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Friday, 6 May 1977. at 5.10 p.m. |
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Draft report of the United Nations Conference on Succession of States in respect of Treaties (concluded) |
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Closure of the session |
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| Summary records of meetings of the Committee of the Whole |
| 1st meeting |
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Tuesday, 5 April 1977. at 4 p.m. |
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Election of the Vice-Chairman of the Committee of the Whole and of the Rapporteur |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on IS December 197S and 24 November 1976 |
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| 2nd meeting |
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Wednesday, 6 April 1977, at 10.35 a.m. |
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Consideration or the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 1 (Scope of the present articles) |
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Article 2 (Use of terms) |
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| 3rd meeting |
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Wednesday, 6 April 1977, at 3.40 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 2 (Use of terms) (continued) |
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| 4th meeting |
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Thursday, 7 April 1977, at 10.30 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 3 (Cases not within the scope of the present articles) |
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Article 4 (Treaties constituting international organizations and treaties adopted within an international organization) |
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Article 5 (Obligations imposed by international law independently of a treaty) |
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| 5th meeting |
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Thursday, 7 April 1977, at 3.30 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 2 (Use of terms) (resumed from the 3rd meeting) |
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Article 5 (Obligations imposed by international law independently of a treaty) (continued) |
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| 6th meeting |
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Friday, 8 April 1977, at 10.40 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 5 (Obligations imposed by international law independently of a treaty) (continued) |
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Article 6 (Cases of succession of States covered by the present articles) |
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| 7th meeting |
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Tuesday, 12 April 1977, at 10.30 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 6 (Cases of succession of States covered by the present articles) (continued) |
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| 8th meeting |
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Tuesday. 12 April 1977, at 3.25 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 5 (Obligations imposed by international law independently of a treaty) (resumed from the 6th meeting) |
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Article 6 (Cases of succession of States covered by the present articles) (continued) |
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| 9th meeting |
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Wednesday. 13 April 1977, at 10.30 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolution3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 6 (Cases of succession of States covered by the present articles) (continued) |
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Article 7 (Non-retroactivity of the present articles) |
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| 10th meeting |
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Wednesday. 13 April 1977, at 3.40 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 7 (Non-retroactivity of the present articles) (continued) |
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| 11th meeting |
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Thursday, 14 April 1977, at 11 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 7 (Non-retroactivity of the present articles) (continued) |
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| 12th meeting |
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Thursday, 14 April 1977, at 3.40 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 7 (Non-retroactivity of the present articles) (continued) |
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| 13th meeting |
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Friday, 15 April 1977. at 10.40 a.m.. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 8 (Agreements for the devolution of treaty obligations or rights from predecessor State to a successor State) |
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| 14th meeting |
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Friday, 15 April 1977, at 3.55 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of Slates in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 8 (Agreements for the devolution of treaty obligations or rights from a predecessor State to a successor State (continued) |
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| 15th meeting |
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Monday, 18 April 1977, at 10.55 a.m. |
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Organization of work |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on IS December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 9 (Unilateral declaration by a successor State regarding treaties of the predecessor State) |
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Proposed new article 9 bis (Consequences of a succession of States as regards the predecessor State) |
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| 16th meeting |
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Monday, 18 April 1977, at 3.25 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Proposed new article 9 bis (Consequences of a succession of States as regards the predecessor State) (continued) |
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Article 10 (Treaties providing for the participation of a successor State) |
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| 17th meeting |
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Tuesday, 19 April 1977, at 11 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Proposed new article 9 bis (Consequences of a succession of States as regards the predecessor State) (continued) |
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Article 11 (Boundary regimes) |
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| 18th meeting |
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Tuesday, 19 April 1977, at 3.30 p.m. |
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Organization of work: request for interpretation for meetings of regional groups |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 11 (Boundary regimes) (continued) |
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| 19th meeting |
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Tuesday, 19 April 1977, at 7.25 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 197S and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 11 (Boundary regimes) (continued) |
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Article 12 (Other territorial regimes) |
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| 20th meeting |
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Wednesday, 20 April 1977, at 11.15 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 12 (Other territorial regimes) (continued) |
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| 21st meeting |
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Wednesday, 20 April 1977, at 3.50 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 12 (Other territorial regimes) (continued) |
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Preparation of a draft preamble and draft final clauses |
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| 22nd meeting |
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Thursday, 21 April 1977, at 11.05 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 13 (Questions relating to the validity of a treaty) |
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Article 14 (Succession in respect of part of territory) |
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| 23rd meeting |
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Thursday, 21 April 1977. at 3.50 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 14 (Succession in respect of pan of territory (continued) |
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Article 15 (Position in respect of the treaties of the predecessor State) |
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Article 16 (Participation in treaties in force at the date of the succession of States) and proposed new article 16 bis (Participation in treaties of a universal character in force at the date of the succession of States) |
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| 24th meeting |
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Friday. 22 April 1977, at 11.10 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 16 (Participation in treaties in force at the date of the succession of States) and proposed new article 16 bis (Participation in treaties of a universal character in force at the date of the succession of Slates) (continued) |
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| 25th meeting |
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Friday, 22 April 1977, al 3.40 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question or succession of States in respect or treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 16 (Participation in treaties in force at the date of the succession of States) and proposed new article 16 bis (Participation in treaties of a universal character in force at the date of the succession of States) (continued) |
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| 26th meeting |
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Monday, 25 April 1977, at 10.50 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 16 (Participation in treaties in force at the date of the succession of States) and proposed new article 16 bis (Participation in treaties of a universal character in force at the dale of the succession of States) (continued) |
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Organization of work |
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| 27th meeting |
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Monday, 25 April 1977, at 4.05 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 16 (Participation in treaties in force at the date of the succession of States) and proposed new article 16 bis (Participation in treaties of a universal character in force at the date of the succession of States) (continued) |
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Article 17 (Participation in treaties not in force at the date of the succession of States) |
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Article 18 (Participation in treaties signed by the predecessor State subject to ratification, acceptance or approval) |
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Article 19 (Reservations) |
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| 28th meeting |
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Tuesday, 26 April 1977, at 11 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 19 (Reservations) (continued) |
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Article 20 (Consent to be bound by part of a treaty and choice between differing provisions) |
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Article 21 (Notification of succession) |
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| 29th meeting |
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Tuesday. 26 April 1977, at 4 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 22 (Effects of a notification of succession) |
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Proposed new article 22 bis (Notification by a depositary) |
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Article 23 (Conditions under which a treaty is considered as being in force in the case of a succession of States) and
Article 24 (The position as between the predecessor State and the newly independent State) |
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| 30th meeting |
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Thursday, 28 April 1977. at 11.10 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 25 (Termination, suspension of operation or amendment of the treaty as between the predecessor State and the other State party) |
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Article 26 (Multilateral treaties) andArticle 27 (Bilateral treaties) |
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Article 28 (Termination of provisional application) |
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| 31st meeting |
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Thursday, 28 April 1977, at 4.10 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Report of the Drafting Committee on the titles and texts of articles I, 3 to 5 and 8 to 10 adopted by the Drafting Committee |
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Proposed new article 22 bis (Notification by a depositary) (resumed from the 29th meeting) |
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| 32nd meeting |
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Friday, 29 April 1977, at 11 a.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Proposed new article 22 bis (Notification by a depositary) (continued) |
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Article 26 (Multilateral treaties) (resumed from the 30th meeting) |
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Article 27 (Bilateral treaties) (resumed from the 30th meeting) |
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Article 28 (Termination of provisional application) (resumed from the 30th meeting) |
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Article 29 (Newly independent States formed from two or more territories) |
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| 33rd meeting |
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Friday, 29 April 1977, at 4.35 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of Stales in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Article 29 (Newly independent States formed from two or more territories) (continued) |
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Report of the Drafting Committee on the text of article 11 and on the titles and texts of articles 13 to 15 adopted by the Drafting Committee |
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| 34th meeting |
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Monday, 2 May 1977, at 5 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 December 1976 (continued) |
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Report of the Drafting Committee on the text of article II and on the titles and texts of articles 13 to 15 adopted by the Drafting Committee (continued) |
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Report of the informal consultations group on articles 6, 7 and 12 |
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Article 29 (Newly independent States formed from two or more territories) (continued) |
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| 35th meeting |
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Wednesday, 4 May 1977, at 4 p.m. |
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Consideration of the question of succession of States in respect of treaties in accordance with resolutions 3496 (XXX) and 31/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1975 and 24 November 1976 (continued) |
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Report of the Drafting Committee on the titles and texts of articles 16 to 29 adopted by the Drafting Committee |
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Proposed new article 22 bis, draft preamble and draft final clauses |
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| 36th meeting |
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Thursday, 5 May 1977, at 3.50 p.m. |
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Adoption of the report of the Committee of the Whole |
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Conclusion of the work of the Committee of the Whole |
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