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April 18, 2024
Seventy-fourth Session (2023)
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
| Symbol | Title |
|---|---|
| A/CN.4/754 | Provisional agenda for the seventy-fourth session |
| A/CN.4/755 | Topical summary of the discussion held in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly during its seventy-seventh session, prepared by the Secretariat |
| A/CN.4/756 | First report on the settlement of international disputes to which international organizations are parties, by August Reinisch, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/757 | Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea — Memorandum by the Secretariat |
| A/CN.4/758 | First report on prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea, by Yacouba Cissé, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/759 | Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law: Elements in the previous work of the International Law Commission that could be particularly relevant to the topic — Memorandum by the Secretariat |
| A/CN.4/760 | First report on subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law, by Charles Chernor Jalloh, Special Rapporteur |
| A/CN.4/761 + Add.1 | Sea-level rise in relation to international law: Additional paper to the first issues paper (2020), by Bogdan Aurescu and Nilüfer Oral, Co-Chairs of the Study Group on sea-level rise in relation to international law |
Limited Documents
| Symbol | Title |
|---|---|
| A/CN.4/L.973 | Draft report: Chapter I — Introduction |
| A/CN.4/L.974 | Draft report: Chapter II — Summary of the work of the Commission at its seventyfourth session |
| A/CN.4/L.975 | Draft report: Chapter III — Specific issues on which comments would be of particular interest to the Commission |
| A/CN.4/L.976 + Add.1 | Draft report: Chapter IV — General principles of law |
| A/CN.4/L.977 + Add.1 | Draft report: Chapter V — Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties |
| A/CN.4/L.978 + Add.1 | Draft report: Chapter VI — Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea |
| A/CN.4/L.979 + Add.1 | Draft report: Chapter VII — Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law |
| A/CN.4/L.980 | Draft report: Chapter VIII — Sea-level rise in relation to international law |
| A/CN.4/L.981 | Draft report: Chapter X — Other decisions and conclusions of the Commission |
| A/CN.4/L.982 | General principles of law: Text of the draft conclusions provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee on first reading |
| A/CN.4/L.983 | Settlement of international disputes to which international organizations are parties: Titles and texts of draft guidelines 1 and 2 provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee |
| A/CN.4/L.984 | Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea: Titles and texts of draft articles 1 to 3 provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee |
| A/CN.4/L.985 + Add.1 | Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law: Titles and texts of draft conclusions 1 to 3 and 4 and 5, provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee |
| A/CN.4/L.986 | Draft report: Chapter IX — Succession of States in respect of State responsibility |
Summary Records
| Symbol | Title |
|---|---|
| A/CN.4/SR.3613 | Summary record of the 3613th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3614 | Summary record of the 3614th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3615 | Summary record of the 3615th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3616 | Summary record of the 3616th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3617 | Summary record of the 3617th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3618 | Summary record of the 3618th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3619 | Summary record of the 3619th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3620 | Summary record of the 3620th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3621 | Summary record of the 3621st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3622 | Summary record of the 3622nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3623 | Summary record of the 3623rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3624 | Summary record of the 3624th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3625 | Summary record of the 3625th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3626 | Summary record of the 3626th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3627 | Summary record of the 3627th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3628 | Summary record of the 3628th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3629 | Summary record of the 3629th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3630 | Summary record of the 3630th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3631 | Summary record of the 3631st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3632 | Summary record of the 3632nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3633 | Summary record of the 3633rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3634 | Summary record of the 3634th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3635 | Summary record of the 3635th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3636 | Summary record of the 3636th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3637 | Summary record of the 3637th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3638 | Summary record of the 3638th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3639 | Summary record of the 3639th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3640 | Summary record of the 3640th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3641 | Summary record of the 3641st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3642 | Summary record of the 3642nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3643 | Summary record of the 3643rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3644 | Summary record of the 3644th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3645 | Summary record of the 3645th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3646 | Summary record of the 3646th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3647 | Summary record of the 3647th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3648 | Summary record of the 3648th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3649 | Summary record of the 3649th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3650 | Summary record of the 3650th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3651 | Summary record of the 3651st meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3652 | Summary record of the 3652nd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3653 | Summary record of the 3653rd meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3654 | Summary record of the 3654th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3655 | Summary record of the 3655th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3656 | Summary record of the 3656th meeting |
| A/CN.4/SR.3657 | Summary record of the 3657th meeting |
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