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International Law Commission, July 2026.
International Law Commission, July 2026.
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 80/164 of 15 December 2025, the International Law Commission is scheduled to hold its seventy-seventh session from 27 April to 5 June and 29 June to 30 July 2026 (11 weeks), at the United Nations Office at Geneva.

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

Succession of States

13 July 2026 The Chair of the Working Group on Succession of States in respect of State responsibility, Mr. Bimal Patel, introduced the report of the Working Group. The Commission took note of the report.

Succession of States

10 July 2026 The document containing the report of the Working Group on the topic, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.1038).

Compensation for the damage caused

7 July 2026 The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Mārtiņš Paparinskis, introduced his first report on the topic (A/CN.4/793). The Commission commenced its consideration of the report.

Due diligence

7 July 2026 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate on the first report on the topic (A/CN.4/792).

Visit of the Secretary-General of the United Nations

6 July 2026 The Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E. Antonio Guterres, paid a visit to the International Law Commission and made a brief statement. (Video)

Meeting with Chair of CAHDI

2 July 2026 The Chair of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law of the Council of Europe (CAHDI), Ms. Kerli Veski, addressed the Working Group on Relations with Regional Bodies. An exchange of views followed.

Due diligence

29 June 2026 The Special Rapporteur, Ms. Penelope Ridings, introduced her first report on the topic (A/CN.4/792).

Non-legally binding agreements

5 June 2026 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.1036). The Commission considered the report and provisionally adopted the title of part one and the texts and titles of the draft conclusions 1 to 6.

Non-legally binding agreements

3 June 2026 The document containing texts and titles of draft conclusions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee on 19, 20, 21, 27 and 28 May 2026, has been issued (A/CN.4/L.1036).

Piracy and armed robbery at sea

29 May 2026 The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate on the first report on the topic (A/CN.4/791 and Corr.1). The Commission referred draft articles 5 to 14, as recommended by the Special Rapporteur, to the Drafting Committee.

Settlement of disputes

29 May 2026 The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.1035). The Commission considered the report and approved the proposed revisions to the draft guidelines 2 to 5 previously provisionally adopted by the Commission. The Commission further adopted the text of the draft guidelines and the titles of parts and of the draft guidelines 6 to 12 on first reading.