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July 15, 2015
Third Session (1951)
The International Law Commission held its third session at Geneva, Switzerland, from 16 May to 27 July 1951.
Topics considered in 1951
General Assembly resolution 484 (V) of 12 December 1950: review by the International Law Commission of its Statute with the object of recommending revisions thereof to the General Assembly
Preparation of a draft code of offences against the peace and security of mankind (Summary | Analytical Guide)
- Report by Mr. Spiropoulos;
- General Assembly resolution 488 (V) of 12 December 1950: formulation of the Nurnberg principles.
General Assembly resolution 378 B (V) of 17 November 1950: duties of States in the event of the outbreak of hostilities (Summary | Analytical Guide)
Law of treaties (Summary | Analytical Guide)
- Report by Mr. Brierly;
- General Assembly resolution 478 (V) of 16 November 1950: reservations to multilateral conventions.
- The Commission adopted its report on Reservations to multilateral conventions.
Arbitral procedure (Summary | Analytical Guide)
- Preliminary report by Mr. Scelle.
Regime of the high seas (Summary | Analytical Guide)
- Report by Mr. François.
Economic and Social Council resolution 319 B III (XI) of 11 August 1950 requesting the International Law Commission to prepare the necessary draft international convention or conventions for the elimination of statelessness (Summary | Analytical Guide)
General Assembly resolution 494 (V) of 20 November 1950: development of a twenty year programme for achieving peace through the United Nations
Other General Assembly resolutions relating to the report of the International Law Commission on its second session
- General Assembly resolution 485 (V) of 12 December 1950: amendment to article 13 of the Statute of the International Law Commission;
- General Assembly resolution 486 (V) of 12 December 1950: extension of the term of office of the present members of the International Law Commission;
- General Assembly resolution 487 (V) of 12 December 1950: ways and means for making the evidence of customary international law more readily available;
- General Assembly resolution 480 (V) of 12 December 1950: international criminal jurisdiction.