International Law Commission

MONDAY, 28 April 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3702nd meeting

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• Election of officers
  • The Commission elected Mr. Mārtiņš Paparinskis (Latvia) as its Chair, Mr. Masahiko Asada (Japan) as the First Vice-Chair, Mr.Giuseppe Nesi (Italy) as Second Vice-Chair, Mr. Mario Oyarzábal (Argentina) as Chair of the Drafting Committee, and Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla (Egypt) as Rapporteur.
• Programme of work
  • The Commission adopted its agenda (A/CN.4/777).
• Establishment of working groups of the whole
  • The Commission established the following four Working Groups of the Whole: The Working Group on Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties, to be chaired by the Special Rapporteur, Mr. August Reinisch; The Working Group on Non-legally binding international agreements, to be chaired by the Special Rapporteur, M. Mathias Forteau; The Working Group on Prevention and repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea, to be chaired by the Special Rapporteur, M. Louis Savadogo; and The Working Group on Succession of States in respect of State responsibility, to be chaired by Mr. Bimal Patel.
• Commemorations
  • Statements were made in honour of the memory of former members Dr. P.S. Rao and Amb. Milan Šahović
• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Claudio Grossman, introduced his second report on the topic “Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction” (A/CN.4/780). The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic.
• Programme, procedures, working methods of the Commission and its documentation
  • The Chair of the Planning Group, Mr. Masahiko Asada, announced the composition of the Planning Group, which is as follows: Chair: Mr. Mashiko Asada; Members: Mr. Rolf Einar Fife, Mr. Mathias Forteau, Mr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff, Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, Mr. Keun-Gwan Lee, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Mr. Giuseppe Nesi, Mr. Hong Thao Nguyen, Mr. Hassan Ouazzani Chahdi, Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis, Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Mr. August Reinisch, Ms. Penelope Ridings, Mr. Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Mr. Alioune Sall, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov and Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla (ex officio).
  • The Co-Chair of the Study Group on “Sea level rise in relation to international law”, Ms. Nilüfer Oral, 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. Carlos J Arguello  Gomez, Mr. Masahiko Asada, Mr. Rolf Einar Fife, Mr. Mathias Forteau, Mr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff, Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, Mr. Keun-Gwan Lee, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, Mr. Giuseppe Nesi, Mr. Hong Thao Nguyen, Ms. Phoebe Okowa, Ms. Alina Orosan, Mr. Hassan Ouazzani Chahdi, Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis, Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Ms. Penelope Ridings, Mr. Louis Savadogo,  Mr. Munkh-Orgil Tsend, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez and Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla (ex officio).

TUESDAY, 29 April 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3703rd meeting

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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, Ms. Elinor Hammarskjöld, 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 was held in a closed meeting.
• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/780).

WEDNESDAY, 30 April 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3704th meeting

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• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Commission adopted the texts and titles of the draft articles adopted by the Drafting Committee at last year’s session, under the topic “Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction”, namely draft articles 1 (Scope of the present draft articles/ Champ d’application du présent projet d’articles), 3 (Persons enjoying immunity ratione personae/ Bénéficiaires de l’immunité ratione personae), 4 (Scope of immunity ratione personae/ Portée de l’immunité ratione personae) and 5 [6] (Scope of immunity ratione materiae/ Portée de l’immunité ratione materiae), as contained in document A/CN.4/L.1001. The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/780).

THURSDAY, 1 May 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3705th meeting

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• 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. Carlos J. Argüello,  Mr. Masahiko Asada, Mr. Rolf Einar Fife, Mr. Mathias Forteau, Mr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff,  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. Alina Orosan, Mr. Hassan Ouazzani Chahdi, Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis,  Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Mr. August Reinisch, Ms. Penelope Ridings, Mr. Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Mr. Alioune Sall, Mr. Louis Savadogo, Mr. Munkh-Orgil Tsend, Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov and Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla (ex officio).
• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/780).

FRIDAY, 2 May 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3706th meeting

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• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/780).

MONDAY, 5 May 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3707th meeting

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• Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s second report on the topic (A/CN.4/780). The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate.  The Commission referred draft articles 7 to 18, and the draft annex, as recommended by the Special Rapporteur, to the Drafting Committee.
• General principles of law
  • The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, introduced his fourth report on the topic “General principles of law” (A/CN.4/785).
• Programme, procedures, working methods of the Commission and its documentation
  • The Chair of the Drafting Committee, Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, announced the composition of the Drafting Committee on “Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction”, which is as follows: Chair: Mr. Mario Oyarzábal; Special Rapporteur: Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff; Members: Mr. Dapo Akande, Mr. Carlos J. Argüello,  Mr. Masahiko Asada, Mr. Rolf Einar Fife, Mr. Mathias Forteau, Mr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, Mr. Keun-Gwan Lee, Mr. Xinmin Ma, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis,  Mr. Giuseppe Nesi, Ms. Phoebe Okowa, Ms. Nilüfer Oral, Ms. Alina Orosan, Mr. Hassan Ouazzani Chahdi, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis,  Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Mr. August Reinisch, Ms. Penelope Ridings, Mr. Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Mr. Alioune Sall, Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov and Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla (ex officio).

TUESDAY, 6 May 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3708th meeting

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• General principles of law
  • The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s fourth report on the topic (A/CN.4/785).

WEDNESDAY, 7 May 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3709th meeting

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• General principles of law
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s fourth report on the topic (A/CN.4/785).

THURSDAY, 8 May 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3710th meeting

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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 Yuji Iwasawa, addressed the Commission.  An exchange of views followed.
• General principles of law
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s fourth report on the topic (A/CN.4/785).

FRIDAY, 9 May 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3711th meeting

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• General principles of law
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s fourth report on the topic (A/CN.4/785).

MONDAY, 12 May 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3712th meeting

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• General principles of law
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s fourth report on the topic (A/CN.4/785). The Special Rapporteur summed up the debate. The Commission referred draft conclusions 1 to 12 to the Drafting Committee.
• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, introduced his third report on the topic “Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law” (A/CN.4/781).  The Commission began its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s third report on the topic.
• Programme, procedures, working methods of the Commission and its documentation
  • The Chair of the Drafting Committee, Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, announced the composition of the Drafting Committee on “General principles of law”, which is as follows: Chair: Mr. Mario Oyarzábal; Special Rapporteur: Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez; Members: Mr. Dapo Akande, Mr. Carlos J. Argüello Gomez,  Mr. Masahiko Asada, Mr. Rolf Einar Fife, Mr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Mr. Claudio Grossman Guiloff, Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, Mr. Keun-Gwan Lee, Mr. Xinmin Ma, Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis,  Mr. Giuseppe Nesi, Mr. Mārtinš Paparinskis,  Mr. Bimal N. Patel, Mr. August Reinisch, Mr. Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Mr. Louis Savadogo, Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov and Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla (ex officio).

TUESDAY, 13 May 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3713th meeting

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s third report on the topic (A/CN.4/781). 

WEDNESDAY, 14 May 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3714th meeting

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s third report on the topic (A/CN.4/781). 

THURSDAY, 15 May 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3715th meeting

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s third report on the topic (A/CN.4/781). 

FRIDAY, 16 May 2025
Seventy-sixth session
United Nations Office at Geneva
3716th meeting

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• Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law
  • The Commission continued its consideration of the Special Rapporteur’s third report on the topic (A/CN.4/781).