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Last update: May 25, 2023
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Seventy-fourth Session (2023)

In accordance with resolution  77/103 of 7 December 2022, the International Law Commission will hold its seventy-fourth session at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 24 April to 2 June and from 3 July to 4 August 2023 (11 weeks) in conference room XXI.

Topics to be considered in 2023

Succession of States in respect of State responsibility (Summary | Analytical Guide)

See also: Comments by Governments

General principles of law (Summary | Analytical Guide)

See also: Comments by Governments

Sea-level rise in relation to international law (Summary | Analytical Guide)

See also: Comments by Governments

Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties (Summary | Analytical Guide)

Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea (Summary | Analytical Guide)

Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law (Summary | Analytical Guide)

See also: Comments by Governments

Cooperation with other bodies

Other business

  • The Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, made a statement at the 3622nd meeting, held on 11 May 2023, informing the Commission of the activities of the Office of Legal Affairs and recent developments of international law in the context of the United Nations. An exchange of views followed.

Date and place of the seventy-fifth session