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Seventh Session (1955)

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.4/89 Provisional Agenda
A/CN.4/90 + Add.1–6 Regime of the Territorial Sea. Comments by Governments on the Draft Provisional Articles Concerning the Regime of the Territorial Sea Adopted by the International Law Commission at its Sixth Session
A/CN.4/91 Diplomatic Intercourse and Immunities, Report by Mr. A.E.F. Sandström, Special Rapporteur
A/CN.4/92 Commentary on the Draft Convention on Arbitral Procedure Adopted by the International Law Commission at its Fifth Session, prepared by the Secretariat
A/CN.4/93 Regime of the Territorial Sea — Amendments Proposed by Special Rapporteur on basis of Governments Observations on the Draft Provisional Articles adopted at the Sixth Session of the International Law Commission
A/CN.4/94 Report of the International Law Commission Covering the Work of its Seventh Session, 2 May–8 July 1955, Official Records of the General Assembly, Tenth Session, Supplement No. 9 (A/2934)

Limited Documents

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A/CN.4/L.50 Agenda for the 282nd meeting — incorporated in the table of contents of the 282nd meeting
A/CN.4/L.51 Proposal by Mr. Scelle — incorporated in the summary record of the 283rd meeting, footnote 16
A/CN.4/L.52 Proposal by Mr. Zourek — incorporated in the summary record of the 283rd meeting, footnote 13
A/CN.4/L.53 Observations of the Government of Poland, concerning freedom of navigation on the high seas
A/CN.4/L.54 Summary of Governments' Comments. Working Paper prepared by the Secretariat
A/CN.4/L.55 Working Paper prepared by the Secretariat
A/CN.4/L.56 Nationality of Ships. Proposal by Mr. Zourek (Regarding articles 8, 9 and 10) — incorporated in the summary record of the 293rd meeting, footnotes 7 and 9; 294th meeting, footnote 1
A/CN.4/L.57 Proposal by Mr. Edmonds (Regarding article 21) — incorporated in the summary record of the 289th meeting, para. 15
A/CN.4/L.58 Observations of the Government of the Union of South Africa, concerning freedom of navigation on the high seas
A/CN.4/L.59 + Add.1/Rev.1 + Add.2–3 Draft Report of the International Law Commission covering the Work of its Seventh Session — Chapter I: Introduction
A/CN.4/L.60 Collaboration with the Inter-American Bodies. Draft resolution submitted by Mr. F. V. Garcia Amador — incorporated in A/2934, para. 36
A/CN.4/L.61 Question of Stating Dissenting Opinions. Proposal by Mr. Zourek — incorporated in A/2934, para. 37
A/CN.4/L.62/Rev.1 Publication of the Documents of the International Law Commission. Draft resolution submitted by Mr. S. Krylov — incorporated in A/2934, para. 35
A/CN.4L.63 Memorándum del Gobierno de Ecuador sobre la explotación y conservación de las riquezas marítimas del Pacífico Sur

Summary Records

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A/CN.4/SR.282 Summary record of the 282nd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.283 Summary record of the 283rd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.284 Summary record of the 284th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.285 Summary record of the 285th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.286 Summary record of the 286th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.287 Summary record of the 287th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.288 Summary record of the 288th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.289 Summary record of the 289th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.290 Summary record of the 290th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.291 Summary record of the 291st meeting
A/CN.4/SR.292 Summary record of the 292nd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.293 Summary record of the 293rd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.294 Summary record of the 294th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.295 Summary record of the 295th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.296 Summary record of the 296th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.297 Summary record of the 297th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.298 Summary record of the 298th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.299 Summary record of the 299th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.300 Summary record of the 300th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.301 Summary record of the 301st meeting
A/CN.4/SR.302 Summary record of the 302nd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.303 Summary record of the 303rd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.304 Summary record of the 304th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.305 Summary record of the 305th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.306 Summary record of the 306th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.307 Summary record of the 307th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.308 Summary record of the 308th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.309 Summary record of the 309th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.310 Summary record of the 310th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.311 Summary record of the 311th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.312 Summary record of the 312th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.313 Summary record of the 313th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.314 Summary record of the 314th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.315 Summary record of the 315th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.316 Summary record of the 316th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.317 Summary record of the 317th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.318 Summary record of the 318th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.319 Summary record of the 319th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.320 Summary record of the 320th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.321 Summary record of the 321st meeting
A/CN.4/SR.322 Summary record of the 322nd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.323 Summary record of the 323rd meeting
A/CN.4/SR.324 Summary record of the 324th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.325 Summary record of the 325th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.326 Summary record of the 326th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.327 Summary record of the 327th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.328 Summary record of the 328th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.329 Summary record of the 329th meeting
A/CN.4/SR.330 Summary record of the 330th meeting

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