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Twenty-ninth Session (1977)

Documents

The general and limited distribution documents of the International Law Commission (in the “A/CN.4” series) are issued, in all six official languages, as official documents of the United Nations. The Commission’s Summary Records are first made available in provisional form, in English and French only. They are subsequently edited and translated into the other official languages, and published in the Yearbook of the International Law Commission. Some of the Commission’s other documents are also later edited and published in the Yearbook, together with the Commission’s annual report to the General Assembly.

General Documents

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A/CN.4/297/Rev.1 Provisional agenda
A/CN.4/298 Sixth report on the question of treaties concluded between States and international organizations or between two or more international organizations by Mr. Paul Reuter, Special Rapporteur — draft articles with commentaries (continued)
A/CN.4/299 + Add.1 + Add.2 Filling of casual vacancies — Note by the Secretariat
A/CN.4/300 Proposals on the elaboration of a protocol concerning the status of the diplomatic courier and the diplomatic bag not accompanied by the diplomatic courier (paragraph 4 of General Assembly resolution 31/76) — Note by the Secretariat
A/CN.4/301 + Add.1 Ninth report on succession of States in respect of matters other than treaties by Mr. Mohammed Bedjaoui, Special Rapporteur — draft articles on succession in respect of State debts, with commentaries
A/CN.4/302 + Add.1–3 Sixth report on State responsibility by Mr. Roberto Ago, Special Rapporteur — the internationally wrongful act of the State, source of international responsibility (continued)
A/CN.4/303 [Not issued]
A/CN.4/304 + Corr.1 Preliminary report on the second part of the topic of relations between States and international organizations, by Mr. Abdullah El-Erian, Special Rapporteut
A/CN.4/305 Proposals on the elaboration of a protocol concerning the status of the diplomatic courier and the diplomatic bag not accompanied by diplomatic courier (para.4 of GA res. 31/76) — Report of the Working Group, in A/32/10, para.83

Limited Documents

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A/CN.4/L.253 Draft articles on treaties concluded between States and international organizations or between international organizations: articles 19–23 proposed by Mr. Ushakov, in A/32/10, ft. 464, 478, 480, 482 and 485
A/CN.4/L.254 Draft articles on succession of Sates in respect of matters other than treaties: articles on newly independent States proposed by Mr. Ushakov — in A/32/10, ft.428
A/CN.4/L.255 + Add.1–2 + Add.2/Corr.1 + Add.3 Texts adopted by the Drafting Committee: articles 19, 19 bis, 19 ter, 20, 20 bis, 21–23, 23 bis, 24, 24 bis, 25, 25 bis, 26–27 (and art. 2, para. 1 (j)), 28–34, and titles of corresponding parts and sections of the draft — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.1446, SR.1451, SR.1458 and SR.1459
A/CN.4/L.256 + Add.1 + Add.2 Draft articles on succession of States in respect of matters other than treaties. Texts adopted by the Drafting Committee: articles 17–22 and titles of the corresponding part and sections of the draft — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.1447 and SR.1449
A/CN.4/L.257 Draft articles on succession of States in respect of matters other than treaties: article 22 proposed by Mr. Schwebel — A/32/10, ft.427
A/CN.4/L.258 Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its twenty-ninth session: chap. I
A/CN.4/L.259 + Add.1–4 Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its twenty-ninth session: chap. II
A/CN.4/L.260 + Add.1–3 Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its twenty-ninth session: Chap. III
A/CN.4/L.261 + Corr.1 + Add.1–2 Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its twenty-ninth session: chap. IV
A/CN.4/L.262 + Add.1–3 Draft report of the International Law Commission on the work of its twenty-ninth session: chap. V
A/CN.4/L.263 + Add.1 Draft articles on State responsibility: text of article 20 adopted by the Drafting Committee — reproduced in A/CN.4/SR.1462

Summary Records

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A/CN.4/SR.1414 Summary record of the 1414th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1415 Summary record of the 1415th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1416 Summary record of the 1416th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1417 Summary record of the 1417th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1418 Summary record of the 1418th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1419 Summary record of the 1419th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1420 Summary record of the 1420th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1421 Summary record of the 1421st meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1422 Summary record of the 1422nd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1423 Summary record of the 1423rd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1424 Summary record of the 1424th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1425 Summary record of the 1425th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1426 Summary record of the 1426th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1427 Summary record of the 1427th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1428 Summary record of the 1428th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1429 Summary record of the 1429th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1430 Summary record of the 1430th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1431 Summary record of the 1431st meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1432 Summary record of the 1432nd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1433 Summary record of the 1433rd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1434 Summary record of the 1434th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1435 Summary record of the 1435th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1436 Summary record of the 1436th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1437 Summary record of the 1437th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1438 Summary record of the 1438th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1439 Summary record of the 1439th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1440 Summary record of the 1440th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1441 Summary record of the 1441st meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1442 Summary record of the 1442nd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1443 Summary record of the 1443rd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1444 Summary record of the 1444th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1445 Summary record of the 1445th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1446 Summary record of the 1446th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1447 Summary record of the 1447th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1448 Summary record of the 1448th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1449 Summary record of the 1449th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1450 Summary record of the 1450th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1451 Summary record of the 1451st meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1452 Summary record of the 1452nd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1453 Summary record of the 1453rd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1454 Summary record of the 1454th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1455 Summary record of the 1455th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1456 Summary record of the 1456th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1457 Summary record of the 1457th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1458 Summary record of the 1458th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1459 Summary record of the 1459th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1460 Summary record of the 1460th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1461 Summary record of the 1461st meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1462 Summary record of the 1462nd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1463 Summary record of the 1463rd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1464 Summary record of the 1464th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1465 Summary record of the 1465th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1466 Summary record of the 1466th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1467 Summary record of the 1467th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1468 Summary record of the 1468th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1469 Summary record of the 1469th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1470 Summary record of the 1470th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1471 Summary record of the 1471st meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1472 Summary record of the 1472nd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.1473 Summary record of the 1473rd meeting

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