International Law Commission

MONDAY, 29 April 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3658th meeting  (A/CN.4/SR.3658)

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• Election of officers
  • The Commission elected Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez (Ecuador) as its Chair, Mr. Mārtiņš Paparinskis (Latvia) as the First Vice-Chair, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul (Thailand) as Second Vice-Chair, Ms. Phoebe Okowa (Kenya) as Chair of the Drafting Committee, and Ms. Penelope Ridings (New Zealand) as Rapporteur.
• Programme of work
  • The Commission adopted its agenda (A/CN.4/762).
• Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties
  • The Special Rapporteur, Mr. August Reinisch, introduced his second report on the topic “Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties” (A/CN.4/766). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic.

TUESDAY, 30 April 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3659th meeting  (A/CN.4/SR.3659)

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• Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/766).
• Programme, procedures, working methods of the Commission and its documentation
  • The Co-Chair of the Study Group on “Sea level rise in relation to international law”, Ms. Patrícia Galvão Teles, announced the composition of the Study Group on “Sea level rise in relation to international law”, which is as follows: Co-Chairs: Mr. Yacouba Cissé, Ms. Patrícia Galvão Teles, Ms. Nilüfer Oral and Mr. Juan José Ruda Santolaria; Members: Mr. Dapo Akande, Mr. Masahiko Asada, Mr. Rolf Einar Fife, Mr. Mathias Forteau, Mr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff, Mr. Huikang Huang, Mr. Ahmed Laraba,  Mr. Keun-Gwan Lee, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, Mr. Giuseppe Nesi, Mr. Hong Thao Nguyen, Ms. Phoebe Okowa, Mr. Hassan Ouazzani Chahdi, Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis, Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Mr. August Reinisch, Mr. Louis Savadogo, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez and Ms. Penelope Ridings (ex officio).

WEDNESDAY, 1 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3660th meeting  (A/CN.4/SR.3660)

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• Filling of a casual vacancy in the Commision
  • The Commission elected Ms. Alina Orosan (Romania) to fill the casual vacancy following the resignation of Mr. Bogdan Aurescu.
• Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/766).

THURSDAY, 2 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3661st meeting  (A/CN.4/SR.3661)

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission adopted the titles and texts of the following draft conclusions on “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law” (A/CN.4/L.985/Add.1) which were taken note of at last year’s session by the Commission: 4 (Decisions of courts and tribunals/Décisions de juridictions) and 5 (Teachings/Doctrine), as orally revised.
• Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/766).

FRIDAY, 3 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3662nd meeting  (A/CN.4/SR.3662)

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• Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/766). The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate. The Commission referred draft guidelines 3 to 6 as recommended by the Special Rapporteur to the Drafting Committee.
• Programme, procedures, working methods of the Commission and its documentation
  • The Chair of the Drafting Committee, Ms. Phoebe Okowa, announced the composition of the Drafting Committee on “Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties”, which is as follows: Chair: Ms. Phoebe Okowa; Special Rapporteur: Mr. August Reinisch; Members: Mr. Dapo Akande, Mr. Masahiko Asada, Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Mr. Rolf Einar Fife, Mr. Mathias Forteau, Mr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Ms. Patricia Galvão Teles, Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff, Mr. Huikang Huang, Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, Mr. Keun-Gwan Lee, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, Mr. Giuseppe Nesi, Mr. Hong Thao Nguyen, Ms. Nilüfer Oral, Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis, Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Mr. Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Mr. Alioune Sall, Mr. Louis Savadogo, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez and Ms. Penelope Ridings (ex officio).

THURSDAY, 9 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3663rd meeting  (A/CN.4/SR.3663)

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, introduced his second report on the topic “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law” (A/CN.4/769). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic.

FRIDAY, 10 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3664th meeting  (A/CN.4/SR.3664)

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/769).

MONDAY, 13 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3665th meeting  (A/CN.4/SR.3665)

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/769).
• Programme, procedures, working methods of the Commission and its documentation
  • The Chair of the Planning Group, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis, announced the composition of the Planning Group which is as follows:  Chair:  Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis; Members: Mr. Masahiko Asada, Mr. Yacouba Cissé, Mr. Mathias Forteau, Mr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Ms. Patrícia Galvão Teles, Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff, Mr. Huikang Huang, Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, Mr. Keun-Gwan Lee, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis,  Mr. Giuseppe Nesi, Mr. Hong Thao Nguyen, Ms. Nilüfer Oral, Mr. Hassan Ouazzani Chahdi, Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Mr. Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Mr. Alioune Sall, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov and Ms. Penelope Ridings (ex officio).

TUESDAY, 14 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3666th meeting  (A/CN.4/SR.3666)

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/769).
• Programme, procedures, working methods of the Commission and its documentation
  • The Planning Group reconstituted the Working Group on Long-term programme of work which is composed as follows: Chair, Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez:  Members: Mr. Dapo Akande, Mr. Carlos J. Argüello,  Mr. Masahiko Asada,  Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Mr. Rolf Einar Fife, Mr. Mathias Forteau, Mr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Ms. Patrícia Galvão Teles, Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff, Mr. Huikang Huang, Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, Mr. Keun-Gwan Lee, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis,  Mr. Ivon Mingashang, Mr. Giuseppe Nesi, Mr. Hong Thao Nguyen, Ms. Phoebe Okowa, Ms. Nilüfer Oral, Ms. Alina Orosan, Mr. Hassan Ouazzani Chahdi, Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis,  Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Mr. August Reinisch, Mr. Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Mr. Alioune Sall, Mr. Louis Savadogo, Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov and Ms. Penelope Ridings (ex officio).

WEDNESDAY, 15 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3667th meeting  (A/CN.4/SR.3667)

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/769). The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate.  The Commission decided to refer draft conclusions 6, 7 and 8 to the Drafting Committee.
• Programme, procedures, working methods of the Commission and its documentation
  • The Chair of the Drafting Committee, Ms. Phoebe Okowa, announced the composition of the Drafting Committee on “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law”, which is as follows: Chair: Ms. Phoebe Okowa; Special Rapporteur: Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh; Members: Mr. Dapo Akande, Mr. Masahiko Asada, Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Mr. Rolf Einar Fife, Mr. Mathias Forteau, Mr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff, Mr. Huikang Huang, Mr. Keun-Gwan Lee, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, Mr. Ivon Mingashang, Mr. Giuseppe Nesi, Mr. Hong Thao Nguyen, Ms. Alina Orosan,  Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis, Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Mr. Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Mr. Alioune Sall, Mr. Louis Savadogo, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov and Ms. Penelope Ridings (ex officio).

TUESDAY, 21 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3668th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3668)

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• Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea
  • The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Yacouba Cissé, introduced his second report on the topic “Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea” (A/CN.4/770). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic.

WEDNESDAY, 22 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3669th meeting  (A/CN.4/SR.3669)

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• Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/770).
• Programme, procedures, working methods of the Commission and its documentation
  • The Planning Group reconstituted the Working Group on methods of work and procedures. The Chair of the Working Group announced the membership which is as follows: Chair: Charles Chernor Jalloh; Members: Mr. Dapo Akande,  Mr. Masahiko Asada, Mr. Mathias Forteau, Mr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff, Mr. Huikang Huang, Mr. Keun-Gwan Lee, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, Mr. Giuseppe Nesi, Mr. Hong Thao Nguyen, Ms. Alina Orosan, Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis, Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Mr. Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez and Ms. Penelope Ridings (ex officio).

THURSDAY, 23 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3670th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3670)

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• Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/770).

FRIDAY, 24 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3671st meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3671)

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• Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/770).

TUESDAY, 28 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3672nd meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3672)

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• Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/770). The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate.  The Commission referred draft articles 4 to 7 to the Drafting Committee.
• Programme, procedures, working methods of the Commission and its documentation
  • The Chair of the Drafting Committee, Ms. Phoebe Okowa, announced the composition of the Drafting Committee on “Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea”, which is as follows: Chair: Ms. Phoebe Okowa; Special Rapporteur: Mr. Yacouba Cissé; Members: Mr. Dapo Akande, Mr. Masahiko Asada, Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff, Mr. Huikang Huang, Mr. Keun-Gwan Lee, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, Mr. Giuseppe Nesi, Ms. Nilüfer Oral, Ms. Alina Orosan,  Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis, Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Mr. Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Mr. Louis Savadogo and Ms. Penelope Ridings (ex officio).

FRIDAY, 31 May 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3673rd meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3673)

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• Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties
  • The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on “Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties” (A/CN.4/L.998 + Add.1). The Commission considered the report and adopted the titles of Part I and Part II, and the titles and texts of the following draft guidelines on “Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties”: 3 (Scope of the present Part/Objet de la présente partie), 4 (Resort to means of dispute settlement/Recours aux moyens de règlements des différends), 5 (Accessibility of means of dispute settlement/Caractère accessible des moyens de règlements des différends) and 6 (Requirements for arbitration and judicial settlement/Exigences relatives au règlement juridictionnel).

MONDAY, 1 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3674th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3674)

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law” (A/CN.4/L.999). The Commission considered the report and adopted the titles and texts of the following draft conclusions on “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law”: 6 (Nature and function of subsidiary means/Nature et function des moyens auxiliaires), 7 (Absence of legally binding precedent in international law/Absence de précédents juridiquement contraignants en droit international) and 8 (Weight of decisions of courts and tribunals/Poids des decisions des juridictions).
• Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea
  • The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the interim oral report of the Drafting Committee on “Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea” (A/CN.4/L.1000). The Commission took note of the interim oral report.
• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Claudio Grossman, introduced his first report on the topic “Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction” (A/CN.4/775).

TUESDAY, 2 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3675th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3675)

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• Visit of the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel
  • The Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, made a statement 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.
• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report on the topic (A/CN.4/775).

WEDNESDAY, 3 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3676th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3676)

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• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report on the topic (A/CN.4/775).

THURSDAY, 4 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3677th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3677)

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• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report on the topic (A/CN.4/775).

FRIDAY, 5 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3678th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3678)

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• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report on the topic (A/CN.4/775).

TUESDAY, 9 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3679th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3679)

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• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report on the topic (A/CN.4/775).

TUESDAY, 9 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3680th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3680)

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• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate on his first report on the topic (A/CN.4/775).  The Commission decided to refer draft articles 1 to 6 to the Drafting Committee.
• Programme, procedures, working methods of the Commission and its documentation
  • The Chair of the Drafting Committee, Ms. Phoebe Okowa, announced the composition of the Drafting Committee on “Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction”, which is as follows: Chair: Ms. Phoebe Okowa; Special Rapporteur: Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff; Members: Mr. Dapo Akande, Mr. Masahiko Asada, Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Mr. Rolf Einar Fife, Mr. Mathias Forteau, Mr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, Mr. Keun-Gwan Lee, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, Mr. Giuseppe Nesi, Mr. Hong Thao Nguyen, Ms. Alina Orosan,  Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis, Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Mr. Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Mr. Alioune Sall, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov and Ms. Penelope Ridings (ex officio).

WEDNESDAY, 10 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3681st meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3681)

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• Non-legally binding international agreements
  • The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Mathias Forteau, introduced his first report on the topic “Non-legally binding international agreements” (A/CN.4/772). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report on the topic.

THURSDAY, 11 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3682nd meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3682)

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• Non-legally binding international agreements
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report on the topic (A/CN.4/772).

TUESDAY, 16 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3683rd meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3683)

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• Non-legally binding international agreements
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report on the topic (A/CN.4/772).

WEDNESDAY, 17 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3684th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3684)

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• Non-legally binding international agreements
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report on the topic (A/CN.4/772).

WEDNESDAY, 17 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3685th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3685)

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• Visit of the President of the International Court of Justice
  • The President of the International Court of Justice, H.E. Judge Nawaf Salam, addressed the Commission. An exchange of views followed.
• Non-legally binding international agreements
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report on the topic (A/CN.4/772).

THURSDAY, 18 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3686th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3686)

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• Non-legally binding international agreements
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s first report on the topic (A/CN.4/772).

FRIDAY, 19 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3687th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3687)

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• Non-legally binding international agreements
  • The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate of his first report on the topic (A/CN.4/772).

TUESDAY, 23 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3688th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3688)

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• Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties
  • The Commission began consideration of Chapter IV on “Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties” and adopted sections A., B. and part of section C. including the commentary to draft guidelines 3 (Scope of the present Part/Objet de la présente partie), 4 (Resort to means of dispute settlement/Recours aux moyens de règlements des différends), 5 (Accessibility of means of dispute settlement/Caractère accessible des moyens de règlement des différends) and 6 (Requirements for arbitration and judicial settlement/Exigences relatives au règlement juridictionnel) (A/CN.4/L.990 and A/CN.4/L.990/Add.1), as amended.

TUESDAY, 23 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3689th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3689)

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• Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties
  • The Commission continued consideration of Chapter IV on “Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties” and adopted the remaining part of section C. including the commentary to draft guidelines 3 (Scope of the present Part/Objet de la présente partie), 4 (Resort to means of dispute settlement/Recours aux moyens de règlements des différends), 5 (Accessibility of means of dispute settlement/Caractère accessible des moyens de règlement des différends) and 6 (Requirements for arbitration and judicial settlement/Exigences relatives au règlement juridictionnel) (A/CN.4/L.990 and A/CN.4/L.990/Add.1), as amended.

WEDNESDAY, 24 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3690th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3690)

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• Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties
  • The Commission continued consideration of Chapter IV on “Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties” and adopted a further part of section C., including the remaining part of the commentary to draft guideline 3 (Scope of the present Part/Objet de la présente partie), and part of the commentary to draft guideline 4 (Resort to means of dispute settlement/Recours aux moyens de règlement des différends  (A/CN.4/L.990 and A/CN.4/L.990/Add.1), as amended.

WEDNESDAY, 24 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3691st meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3691)

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• Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties
  • The Commission continued consideration of Chapter IV on “Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties” and adopted a further part of section C., including the remaining part of the commentary to draft guideline 4 (Resort to means of dispute settlement/Recours aux moyens de règlement des différends), the commentary to draft guideline 5 (Accessibility of means of dispute settlement/Caractère accessible des moyens de règlement des différends) and part of draft guideline 6 (Requirements for arbitration and judicial settlement/Exigences relatives au règlement juridictionnel)  (A/CN.4/L.990 and A/CN.4/L.990/Add.1), as amended.

THURSDAY, 25 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3692nd meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3692)

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• Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties
  • The Commission continued consideration of Chapter IV on “Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties” and adopted the remaining part of section C., including the remaining part of the commentary to draft guideline 6 (Requirements for arbitration and judicial settlement/Exigences relatives au règlement juridictionnel) (A/CN.4/L.990 and A/CN.4/L.990/Add.1), as amended.
• Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea
  • The Commission began consideration of Chapter VI on “Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea” and adopted section A. and part of section B. (A/CN.4/L.992), as amended.

THURSDAY, 25 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3693rd meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3693)

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• Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea
  • The Commission continued consideration of Chapter VI on “Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea” and adopted the remaining part of section B. (A/CN.4/L.992), as amended.
• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission began consideration of Chapter V on “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law” and adopted sections A. and B. (A/CN.4/L.991 and A/CN.4/L.991/Add.1), as amended.

FRIDAY, 26 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3694th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3694)

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• Sea-level rise in relation to international law
  • The Co-Chair of the Study Group on “Sea-level rise in relation to international law”, Ms. Patrícia Galvão Teles, presented the report of the Study Group (A/CN.4/L.1002).  The Commission took note of the report of the Study Group.
• Succession of States in respect of State responsibility
  • The Chair of the Working Group on “Succession of States in respect of State responsibility”, Mr. August Reinisch, presented the oral report of the Working Group.  The Commission took note of the oral report of the Working Group and adopted the recommendations contained therein. The Commission appointed Mr. Bimal N. Patel as the Chair of the Working Group on “Succession of States in respect of State responsibility”.
• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued consideration of Chapter V on “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law” and adopted part of section C., including part of the commentary to draft conclusion 4 (Decisions of courts and tribunals/Décisions de juridictions) (A/CN.4/L.991 and A/CN.4/L.991/Add.1), as amended.

MONDAY, 29 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3695th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3695)

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued consideration of Chapter V on “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law” and adopted a further part of section C., including part of the commentary to draft conclusion 4 (Decisions of courts and tribunals/Décisions de juridictions) and 5 (Teachings/Doctrine (A/CN.4/L.991 and A/CN.4/L.991/Add.1), as amended.

MONDAY, 29 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3696th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3696)

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued consideration of Chapter V on “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law” and adopted a further part of section C., including the remaining part of the commentary to draft conclusion 5 (Teachings/Doctrine), the commentary of draft conclusions 6 (Nature and function of subsidiary means/Nature et fonction des moyens auxiliaires), 7 (Absence of legally binding precedent in international law/Absence de précédents juridiquement contraignants en droit international) and part of 8 (Weight of decisions of courts and tribunals/Poids des décisions des juridictions) (A/CN.4/L.991 and A/CN.4/L.991/Add.1), as amended.

TUESDAY, 30 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3697th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3697)

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• Special memorial meeting
  • The Commission held a memorial meeting in honour of the memory of former member Mehment Güney.
• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued consideration of Chapter V on “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law” and adopted a further part of section C., including part of the commentary to draft conclusion 8 (Weight of decisions of courts and tribunals/Poids des décisions des juridictions) (A/CN.4/L.991 and A/CN.4/L.991/Add.1), as amended.
• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Commission began consideration of Chapter VII on “Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction” and adopted section A and part of section B (A/CN.4/L.993), as amended.

TUESDAY, 30 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3698th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3698)

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• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Chair of the Drafting Committee presented the report of the Drafting Committee on the topic (A/CN.4/L.1001). The Commission took note of draft articles 1, 3, 4 and 5, provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee.
• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued consideration of Chapter V on “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law” and adopted the remaining part of section C., including the remaining part of the commentary to draft conclusion 8 (Weight of decisions of courts and tribunals/Poids des décisions des juridictions) (A/CN.4/L.991 and A/CN.4/L.991/Add.1), as amended.
• Sea-level rise in relation to international law
  • The Commission adopted Chapter X on “Sea-level rise in relation to international law” (A/CN.4/L.996), as amended.

WEDNESDAY, 31 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3699th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3699)

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• Filling of a casual vacancy in the Commision
  • The Commission elected Mr. Xinmin Ma (China) to fill the casual vacancy following the resignation of Mr. Huikang Huang.
• Non-legally binding international agreements
  • The Commission began consideration of Chapter VIII on “Non-legally binding international agreements” and adopted section A and part of section B (A/CN.4/L.994), as amended.

WEDNESDAY, 31 July 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3700th meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3700)

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• Non-legally binding international agreements
  • The Commission continued consideration of Chapter VIII on “Non-legally binding international agreements” and adopted a further part of section B (A/CN.4/L.994), as amended.

FRIDAY, 2 August 2024
Seventy-fifth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3701st meeting (A/CN.4/SR.3701)

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• Non-legally binding international agreements
  • The Commission continued consideration of Chapter VIII on “Non-legally binding international agreements” and adopted the remaining part of section B (A/CN.4/L.994), as amended.
• Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea
  • Mr. Louis Savadogo was appointed Special Rapporteur for the topic “Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea” to replace Mr. Yacouba Cissé, who had resigned as Special Rapporteur for the topic.
• Succession of States in respect of State responsibility
  • The Commission adopted Chapter IX on “Succession of States in respect of State responsibility” (A/CN.4/L.995), as amended.
• Other decisions and conclusions of the Commission
  • The Commission adopted Chapter XI on “Other decisions and conclusions of the Commission” (A/CN.4/L.997), as amended.
• Specific issues on which comments would be of particular interest to the Commission
  • The Commission adopted Chapter III on “Specific issues on which comments would be of particular interest to the Commission” (A/CN.4/L.989), as amended.
• Introduction
  • The Commission adopted Chapter I on “Introduction” (A/CN.4/L.987), as amended.
• Summary of the work of the Commission at its seventy-fifth session
  • The Commission adopted Chapter II on “Summary of the work of the Commission at its seventy-fifth session” (A/CN.4/L.988), as amended.
• Adoption of the report
  • The Commission adopted its report of the seventy-fifth session as a whole and thus concluded its work for that session.