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July 15, 2015
Thirtieth Session (1978)
The International Law Commission held its thirtieth session at Geneva, Switzerland, from 8 May to 28 July 1978 in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/151 of 19 December 1977.
Topics considered in 1978
Most-favoured-nation clause (Summary | Analytical Guide)
The Commission adopted the final text of a thirty-article draft on the Most-favoured-nation clauses with commentaries and recommended that the General Assembly recommend it to Member States with a view to the conclusion of a convention
State responsibility (Summary | Analytical Guide)
Succession of States in respect of matters other than treaties (Summary | Analytical Guide)
Question of treaties concluded between States and international organizations or between two or more international organizations (Summary | Analytical Guide)
Law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses (Summary | Analytical Guide)
Status of the diplomatic courier and the diplomatic bag not accompanied by diplomatic courier (Summary | Analytical Guide)
Relations between States and international organizations (second part of the topic) (Summary | Analytical Guide)
Review of the multilateral treaty-making process (Summary | Analytical Guide)
Long-term programme of work (Analytical Guide)
Other business
- International Law Seminar
- Fifth Gilberto Amado Memorial Lecture was delivered, on 7 June 1978, by Mr. Taslim O. Elias, Judge of the International Court of Justice, on the topic "The International Court of Justice and the indication of provisional measures of protection".