International Law Commission, July 2018.
The International Law Commission was established by the General Assembly, in 1947, to undertake the mandate of the Assembly, under article 13 (1) (a) of the Charter of the United Nations to "initiate studies and make recommendations for the purpose of ... encouraging the progressive development of international law and its codification".
In accordance with resolution 77/103 of 7 December 2022, the International Law Commission will hold its seventy-fourth session at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 24 April to 2 June and from 3 July to 4 August 2023 (11 weeks).
#ILC_2023- Outcome of the election of the International Law Commission (2023-27), held on 12 November 2021.
- Recently adopted texts:
- Draft conclusions on identification and legal consequences of peremptory norms of general international law (jus cogens), 2022
- Draft principles on protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts, 2022
- Draft guidelines on the protection of the atmosphere, 2021
- Guide to Provisional Application of Treaties, 2021
- Draft articles on prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity, 2019
- Draft conclusions on subsequent agreements and subsequent practice in relation to the interpretation of treaties, 2018
- Draft conclusions on identification of customary international law, 2018
- Draft articles on the Protection of persons in the event of disasters, 2016
Latest publications: 70 years of the International Law Commission
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Current programme of work
The following topics are on the programme of work of the Commission:
- Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction;
- Succession of States in respect of State responsibility;
- General principles of law;
- Sea-level rise in relation to international law;
- Settlement of international disputes to which international organizations are parties;
- Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea;
- Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law.