International Law Commission

• 5th session of the International Law Commission (1953)
  • Note by the Secretariat

• A/CN.4/73

• 8th session of the International Law Commission (1956)
  • Memorandum prepared by the Secretariat

• A/CN.4/98 (in Yearbook, 1956, vol. II)

• Proposed draft articles with commentaries, divided into three chapters: diplomatic relations in general; diplomatic privileges and immunities; and the activities of the diplomatic agent.
  • Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. A.E.F. Sandström, (7th session of the ILC (1955))

• A/CN.4/91 (in Yearbook, 1955, vol. II)

• Further articles concerning diplomatic intercourse and immunities, proposed by the Special Rapporteur
  • Articles proposed by A.E.F. Sandström, Special Rapporteur (10th session of the ILC (1958))

• A/CN.4/116/Add.1 and Add.2 (in Yearbook, 1958, vol. II)
• ILC Report, A/3859 (A/13/9), 1958, chap. III(I), para. 49

• 10th session of the International Law Commission (1958)
  • Comments by Governments on the draft articles concerning diplomatic intercourse and immunities adopted by the International Law Commission at its ninth session in 1957

• A/CN.4/114 and Add.1–6 (in ILC Report, A/3859 (A/13/9), 1958, annex) See also A/CN.4/116
• ILC Report, A/3859 (A/13/9), 1958, chap. III(I), para. 48 (in Yearbook, 1958, vol. II)

• Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifth session, 1 June to 14 August 1953
  • The Commission considered the General Assembly's request to undertake the codification of the topic "Diplomatic intercourse and immunities", but decided to postpone a decision on the matter until its next session.

• ILC Report, A/2456 (A/8/9), 1953, chap. V(III), para.170
• Yearbook, 1953, vol. II

• Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixth session, 3 June to 28 July 1954
  • The Commission appointed Mr. A.E.F. Sandström as Special Rapporteur for the topic.
  • Discussion in Plenary: 279th meeting (27 July 1954)

• ILC Report, A/2693 (A/9/9), 1954, chap. V(I), para. 73
• Yearbook, 1954, vol. II
• Yearbook, 1954, vol. I

• Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its seventh session, 2 May to 8 July 1955
  • Consideration of the item was postponed until the next session.

• ILC Report, A/2934 (A/10/9), 1955, chap. I(III), para. 9
• Yearbook, 1955, vol. II

• Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its eighth session, 23 April to 4 July 1956
  • Consideration of the item was postponed until the next session.

• ILC Report, A/3159 (A/11/9), 1956, chap. I(III), para. 6
• Yearbook, 1956, vol. II

• Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its ninth session, 23 April to 28 June 1957
  • The Commission considered the topic on the basis of the Special Rapporteur's report (A/CN.4/91), and adopted a provisional draft with commentaries. In accordance with articles 16 and 21 of its statute, the Commission decided to transmit the draft, through the Secretary-General, to Governments for their observations.
  • Discussion in plenary: 383rd, 384th, 385th, 386th, 387th, 388th, 389th, 390th, 391st, 392nd, 393rd, 394th, 395th, 396th, 397th, 398th, 399th, 400th, 401st, 402nd, 403rd, 404th, 405th, 406th, 407th, 408th, 409th, 410th, 411th, 412th and 413th meetings (24 April to 7 June 1957), and 423rd, 424th, 425th, 426th, 427th, 428th, 429th and 430th meetings (21 to 28 June 1957)

• ILC Report, A/3623 (A/12/9), 1957, chap. II, paras. 8–16
• Yearbook, 1957, vol. II
• Yearbook, 1957, vol. I

• Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its tenth session, 28 April to 4 July 1958
  • The Commission examined the text of the provisional draft in the light of the observations of Governments and of the conclusions drawn from them by the Special Rapporteur. As a result, the Commission made a number of changes in the provisional draft, adopting a final text with commentaries. It decided to recommend to the General Assembly that the draft articles on diplomatic intercourse and immunities should be recommended to Member States with a view to the conclusion of a convention.
  • Discussion in Plenary: 448th and 449th meetings (22 and 23 May 1958), 451st, 452nd, 453rd, 454th, 455th, 456th, 457th, 458th, 459th, 460th, 461st, 462nd, 463rd, 464th, 465th, 466th, 467th and 468th meetings (28 May to 20 June 1958), and 474th, 475th, 476th, 477th and 478th meetings (30 June to 4 July 1958)

• ILC Report, A/3859 (A/13/9), 1958, chap. III, paras. 44–53
• Yearbook, 1958, vol. II
• Yearbook, 1958, vol. I

International Law Commission (10th session, 1958)

• Recommended that the draft articles be recommended to Member States with a view to the conclusion of a convention.

• ILC Report, A/3859 (A/13/9), 1958, chap. III, para. 50
• Yearbook, 1958, vol. II

General Assembly

• Resolution 1288 (XIII) of 5 December 1958
  • Invited Member States to submit their comments on the draft articles concerning diplomatic intercourse and immunities.
• Resolution 1450 (XIV) of 7 December 1959
  • Decided to convoke an international conference of plenipotentiaries to consider the question of diplomatic intercourse and immunities and to embody the results of its work in an international convention, together with such ancillary instruments as may be necessary.¹

• See: Introductory Note, by Prof. Eileen Danza (Audiovisual Library of International Law)
• See: Diplomatic and Consular Law — Topical Issues, by Prof. Eileen Danza (Audiovisual Library of International Law)
• See: United Nations Legislative Series, Laws and regulations regarding diplomatic and consular privileges and immunities, 1958 (ST/LEG/SER.B/7, (United Nations publication, Sales No. 58.V.3)), and Supplement, 1963 (ST/LEG/SER.B/13 (United Nations publication, Sales No. 63.V.5)