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International Law Commission, July 2023.
International Law Commission, July 2023.
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 79/121 of 4 December 2024, the International Law Commission is scheduled to hold its seventy-sixth session at the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG), in conference room XXI.

Current programme of work

The following topics are on the programme of work of the Commission:

The Work of the International Law Commission, 10th ed.

Latest publication: Work of the International Law Commission, 10th ed. (vols. I and II)

Work of the International Law Commission, 10th ed., vols. I and II provides a general introduction to the work of the International Law Commission and includes several annexes (vol. II) reproducing the instruments adopted on the basis of the work of the Commission, or by the Commission itself.

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Recent Developments

Immunity of State officials

7 March 2025 Second report on immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction, by Claudio Grossman Guiloff, Special Rapporteur has been issued (A/CN.4/780).

General principles of law

6 March 2025 The document containing comments and observations received from Governments on the topic, has been issued (A/CN.4/779).

75th Anniversary Commemoration

21 October 2024 An event was held during international law week in New York, in the context of the annual meeting of the Legal Advisors, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Commission. (Video)

2024 ILC Report (final version)

10 September 2024 The 2024 ILC report has been issued.

Briefing on the work of the ILC

5 September 2024 Briefing presented by members of the ILC on the work of its 75th session was held on 5 September 2024.

2024 ILC Report (advance version)

12 August 2024 Advance unofficial version of the 2024 ILC report is made available for the convenience of delegations. Official issuance in all six languages is expected by mid-September.

Adoption of the report

2 August 2024 The Commission adopted its report of the seventy-fifth session as a whole and thus concluded its work for that session.

Filling of a casual vacancy

31 July 2024 The Commission elected Mr. Xinmin Ma (China) to fill the casual vacancy arising from the resignation of Mr. Huikang Huang.

Immunity of State officials

30 July 2024 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.1001). The Commission took note of draft articles 1, 3, 4 and 5, provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee.

Succession of States & responsibility

26 July 2024 The Chair of the Working Group on the topic, Mr. August Reinisch, presented the oral report of the Working Group.  The Commission took note of the oral report of the Working Group and adopted the recommendations contained therein.

Sea-level rise

26 July 2024 The Co-Chair of the Study Group on the topic, Ms. Patrícia Galvão Teles, presented the oral report of the Study Group.  The Commission took note of the oral report of the Study Group.

Immunity of State officials

25 July 2024 The document containing texts and titles of draft articles 1, 3, 4 and 5 [6] as provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.1001).