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Analytical Guide to the Work of the International Law Commission
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The Analytical Guide to the Work of the International Law Commission is designed to assist the researcher interested in the work of the Commission. Initially published in print as the Analytical Guide to the Work of the International Law Commission, 1949 to 1997, the Guide is organized by topics, subdivided into categories and stages of consideration within the Commission; thus tracking the development of each topic on its programme of work from inception to conclusion.
A brief description of the Commission's work is provided, together with hyperlinked references to source material including the Yearbook of the International Law Commission, the Report of the International Law Commission, and the reports of the various Special Rapporteurs. Links are further provided to the respective summary of the consideration of individual topics and subtopics, as well as to information on the texts, instruments and final reports adopted by the Commission in connection with each topic.
Select a topic from the following list, which is organized according to the outline adopted in the Report on the Long-Term Programme of Work in 1996 (reproduced in Annex II of the Report of the International Law Commission of that year, document A/51/10).
See also: Periods during which topics were on the Agenda of the International Law Commission
Sources of International Law
Topics completed
Topics under consideration
Subjects of International Law
Topics discontinued
Succession of States
Topics commenced and sub-divided
Topics completed
Topics under consideration
State Jurisdiction/Immunity from Jurisdiction
Topics completed
Topics under consideration
Law of International Organizations
Topics completed
See also: Responsibility of international organizations
Topics discontinued
See also: Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties
Position of the Individual in International Law
Topics completed
See also: Expulsion of aliens
Topics not pursued further
International Criminal Law
Topics completed
Topics under consideration
Topics commenced and incorporated elsewhere
See also: Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
Law of International Spaces
Topics completed
Topics discontinued
Topics under consideration
Law of International Relations
Topics commenced and sub-divided
Topics completed
See also: Succession of States in respect of State responsibility
Settlement of Disputes
Topics completed
Topics under consideration
See also: Peaceful settlement of disputes
Long-term Programme of Work