International law commission Summary Records of the Twenty-First Session

990 Th meeting

Monday, 10 June 19___ at 3.20 p.m...

Chairman: ……………………

Present: ………………….

Opening of the Session

1. The Chairman, after declaring open the twenty-first session of the International Law Commission, said that he had submitted the Commission's report on the work of its twentieth session to the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly. Subsequently in accordance with the Commission's decision, he gave an account of the work it had accomplished during the twenty years since it

had been established; that work had been praised by representatives of the various geographical groups in the General Assembly.

2.Comments had been made in the Sixth Committee on each of the topics on the Commission's agenda. On the topic "Relations between States and International Organizations" there had been some general observations. [... ]

3. The Sixth Committee had welcomed the fact that the Interna­tional Law Commission had begun consideration of the topic "Suecession of States and Governments". A number of representatives had approved of the Commission's decision to divide the topic into three parts.

4. With regard to the "most-favoured-nation clause", general! satisfaction had been expressed at the Commissions commencement of the study of that important topic.

5. Delegations had stated that they would welcome a study by the Commission of the question of treaties concluded between! States and international organizations. [ ... ]

6. Many delegations had stressed the importance of suggestions concerning the codification of international law.

7. General approval of the methods of work so far adopted by the Commission had also been expressed.

Election of Officers

8. The Chairman called for nominations for the office of Chairman.

9. Mr. A. proposed Dr. В., whose outstanding qualities as a writer on international law and as Director of the International Law Department of the Institute of Law so well fitted him for the task.

10. Mr. C. warmly supported that nomination.

11. Mr. D. supported the nomination of Dr. B. for the office of Chairman of the Commission.

12. Mr. E. also supported that nomination.

Dr. B. was unanimously elected Chairman and took the Chair.

13. The Chairman thanked the Commission for his election and said that he regarded it as a mark of esteem for his country.

14. He called for nominations for the office of Vice-Chairman and Rapporteur.

Mr. F. was unanimously elected First Vice-Chairman.

Mr. G. was unanimously elected Second Vice-Chairman.

Mr. H. was unanimously elected Rapporteur.

Adoption of the Agenda

15. The Chairman invited the Commission to consider its provisional agenda (A/CN. 4/211).

16. Mr. J. said he would like the Commission to be in a position to discuss certain questions connected with its Chairman's report lo the twenty-third session of the General Assembly, such as the holding of winter sessions.

17. The Chairman suggested that the Commission should adopt the provisional agenda, on the understanding that the matter (o which Mr. K. had referred could be taken up under items 6 or 8.

It was so agreed.

The meeting rose at 4.45 p. m.

/^ASSIGNMENTS /^

I. Read the text and answer the checkup questions.

1. What are the two types of resolutions of the main bodies of international organizations? 2. What decisions are binding on all member states? 3: What kind of political and legal effect do resolutions of the UN General Assembly have? 4. When and how are Rules of procedure framed? 5. What does the term "proces-verbal" imply?

II. Complete the following sentences with the required information from the above text.

1. Decisions are taken on issues relating to.... 2. As for resolutions on substantive questions, they are generally... . 3. In all international organizations decisions on procedural matters are... . 4. The course of orocedure at any conference varies with the importance or degree of

complexity... . 5. It used to be the practice for a proces-verbal to be prepared by ... .

///. Study the texts in exhibits 30 to 37, point out words and phrases pertaining to the formal style.

IV.* Memorize the phrases given below, suggest their Russian equivalents.

1) a comprehensive report on the work of the committee; 2) envisaged in the article; 3) in case of a tied vote; 4) juridical guarantees; 5) upon the expiration of the period; 6) to appoint from among its members; 7) to/ assume obligations; 8) to be eligible for reappointment; 9) to be regarded as rejected; 10) to be subject to confirmation; 11) to discriminate among I smth; 12) to express general approval of.

V. Define the following terms in English consulting the Glossary of Diplomatic Terms if necessary.

agenda, pact, rapporteur, ultimatum, vis-a-vis.

V/.* Study the use of italicized words in different phrases, suggest their Russian equivalents.

AGENDA

approved ~; interim ~; provisional ~; an item (point) on the ~; to be on the-; to adhere to the ~; to adopt the-; to approve the ~; to delete from the ~; to discuss the items on the ~; to include in the - (to place on the ~); to remove from the ~; to stick to the ~.

RESOLUTION

advisory ~; draft ~; joint ~; legally binding ~; normative ~; a ~ in favour of smth; to adopt a ~; to carry a ~; to draw up a draft ~; to pass a ~; to put forward a draft ~; to put the draft ~ to the vote; to second (support) a draft ~; to speak in favour of the ~; to submit a draft ~; to table a draft ~; to vote down a ~ .

VII. Suggest the English equivalents of the phrases below consulting Appendix III if necessary.

Генеральная Ассамблея, рассмотрев доклад Комиссии по праву международной торговли ... ; напоминая, что цель Комиссии ... ; ссылаясь в этой связи на свои резолюции ... ; вновь подтверждая свою убеждённость в том, что унификация права международной

торговли ... ; принимая во внимание необходимость учитывать различные социальные и правовые системы ...; подчёркивая важность и полезность проведения симпозиумов ... ; с признательностью принимает к сведению доклад Комиссии ... ; выражает признательность Комиссии ... ; призывает Комиссию ... ; с признательностью отмечает начало работы ... ; приветствует новые инициативы ... ; предлагает правительствам, соответствующим органам ООН оказать содействие ... ; рекомендует Комиссии продолжать свою работу ...; просит Генерального секретаря направить Комиссии отчёты об обсуждении доклада Комиссии.

VIII, * Translate into English replacing the words and phrases in bold type by their archaic equivalents.

1. Генеральная конференция предлагает Генеральному директору представить доклад по этому вопросу Исполнительному совету. 2. Были организованы совещания экспертов с целью ознакомления со стратегией и методами, применяемыми в этой области. 3. Если масштабы проектов и услуг по ним окажутся меньше, чем это было предусмотрено, Генеральный директор уполномочен принимать соответствующие меры. 4. Проблема была вновь рассмотрена двадцать первой сессией Генеральной конференции, которая приняла по этому вопросу резолюцию. 5. Следует упомянуть различные периодические издания, посредством которых ЮНЕСКО способствовала отражению эволюции фактов и идей. 6. Генеральная конференция предлагает ЮНЕСКО продолжать, как и в прошлом, оказывать содействие проектам Африканского общества культуры. 7. Поэтому самым важным требованием является требование создания новых теорий и концепций.

IX* Comment on the meanings of "concerning" and "with regard to" . Translate the following into English taking note of the phrases in bold type.

1. В этой связи была подчёркнута важность публикаций для передачи информации конечному потребителю. 2. Что касается этих докумен­тов, то было высказано общее мнение о том, что следует сократить одновременно их количество и объём. 3. По первому вопросу неко­торые делегаты выразили мнение о том, что внеочередная сессия не является подходящим местом для обсуждения вопроса о показателях средств. 4. В отношении программы V семь делегатов заявили, что выделяемые для её осуществления средства должны быть увеличены.

5. Они выразили своё удовлетворение по поводу содержания других программ, в частности тех, которые касаются интересов развивающихся стран. 6. Что касается нововведений в области содержания и методов преподавания, научных и технических дисциплин, те ЮНЕСКО была дана рекомендация продолжать осуществление показательных проектов.

X. Memorize the following symbols used to identify the main series i UN documents. Consult Appendix IV if necessary.

A/	- the General Assembly	St/	- the UN Secretariat
A/PV	- Verbatim Records	DP/	- the United Nations
	(Proces verbal) of Meet-		Development
	ings		Programme
A/SR	- Summary Records	FAO/	- the Food and Agricul-
A/Res	- Resolutions		ture Organization of the
	^		United Nations
A/C	- Main Committees
		IAEA/	- the International
A/AC	- Committees Ad Hoc		Atomic Energy Agency
A/SPC/SR	- the Ad Hoc Political
		/GC	- the General Confer-
	Committee		ence
A/CN4	- the International Law Commission	A/	- the Assembly
		TD/	- the United Nations
A/CN 10	- the Disarmament Commission		Conference on Trade
			and Development
A/Conf	- International Confer-		(UNCTAD)
	ences	/C	- the General Confer-
S/	- the Security Council		ence
S/Res	- Resolutions	IE	- the Executive Board
E/	- the Economic and Social	/cc	- the Culture and
	Council		Communication Sector
E/CN4	- the Commission of	/Add	- Addendum
	Human Rights	/Amend.	- Amendment
E/Conf	- UN Conferences of ECOSOC
		/Rev.	- Revision
ICJ	- the International Court of Justice	/WP	- Working paper series

XI.* Fill in each blank with the required preposition.

Adoption of the Agenda

1. The Chairman invited the members ... the Commission to give their views, first ... the content ... the agenda, and then ... the order ... which the items should be studied.

2 ... the absence ... any observations ... the content ... the agenda, he suggested the following order ...discussion ... the various items: Diplo­matic intercourse and immunities, Arbitral procedure, Law ... Treaties, Slate responsibility, and Consular intercourse and immunities, the remaining business items to be dealt the most convenient oppor­tunity.

3. Mr. A., Secretary ... the Commission, observed that the discus­sion ... the Commission's draft convention ... arbitral procedure ... the tenth session ... the General Assembly had put the question ... an entirely new light. The Special Reporter would no doubt wish to make an oral report ... the comments made ... that session ... addition ... his written report.

4. Mr. B. accepted the Secretary's suggestion.

5. The CHAIRMAN said that, bearing ... mind the suggestion made ... the Secretary ... the Commission, the Chairman's proposal ... the order ... discussion ... the agenda items would be considered as adopted, if there was no objection.

It was so decided.

The agenda was adopted.

The meeting rose ... 3.40 p. m.

XII. Fill in each blank with the required form of the verb in parentheses.

1. Another speaker considered that a pluralistic approach ... taking into consideration the relations between education and the world of work, (to use) 2. One delegate expressed the wish that attention ... to the innovation, (lo give) 3. They proposed that due recognition ... to the participation of women in the development and improvement of higher education, (to give) 4. The Conference recommended that sufficient resources ... for this purpose, (to provide) 5. It is suggested that further cooperation ... in the field of research, (to develop) 6. It was urged that the programme ... priority budgetary appropriations, (to receive)

XIII. Translate into Russian.

THE 1500th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF KYIV

Resolution of the General Conference of Unesco

The General Conference,

Convinced that the international commemoration of the anniversaries of great historical events is a major contribution towards the fulfilment of the constitutional purposes and tasks of Unesco as regards the expansion ' of mutual understanding and collaboration among peoples,

Recalling the terms of resolution 4,351 adopted at its eighteenth session, concerning the commemoration of the anniversaries of great personalities and events that have left a deep imprint on the development of humanity,

Considering that the 1500th anniversary of the foundation of the city of Kyiv - one of the most ancient of the Slav cities that provided the corner-stone of the civilization and cultural development of Eastern peoples - falls in 1982,

Recognizing the great contribution made by Slav civilization to the development of world culture and to mutual cultural enrichment among the various peoples,

1. INVITES the Member States of Unesco and the international or­ganizations to associate themselves with the commemoration of the 1500th anniversary of the city of Kyiv by drawing this event to the attention of the public in their countries and of academic and cultural circles, making use of the mass media to this end,

2. INSTRUCTS the Director-General to take the necessary action to publicize the 1500th anniversary of the city of Kyiv by using the existing mass media and other means available to Unesco. j

XIV.* Do the two-way translation of the texts filling in the blanks with the underlined expressions from the opposite column.

RESOLUTION adopted by the General Conference of Unesco Rights and Obligations of Associate Members

РЕЗОЛЮЦИЯ, принятая Генеральной конференцией ЮНЕСКО Права и обязанности членов-сотрудников

The General Conference, Whereas Article II of the Unesco Constitution has been amended to provide forthe admission of territories or groups of territories which are not responsible (2) ... as Associate Members of the Organi­zation, (3)... that (4) the nature and extent of the rights and obligations of Asso­ciate Members shall be determined by the General Conference, Whereas reference is made in various Articles of the Unesco Constitution, other than Article 11, (5) ... , Resolves that the rights and obligations of Associate Mem­bers of the Organization shall be as follows: That Associate Members shall have the right: (i) (6) ... in the deliberations of the General Conference and of its Commissions and Committees; (iii) (7)... in the provisional agenda of the Conference; (iv) To receive (8) equally with Members (9) ... ; (10) ... to submit proposals to the Executive Board, and to partici­pate, in accordance with regula­tions established by the Board, in committees established by it, but they (11) shall not be eligible for membership p of the Board.

Генеральная конференция принимая во внимание, что статья IIУстава ЮНЕСКО (1)... приём в качестве членов-сотрудников Организации территорий или групп территорий, не несущих ответственности (2) за ведение своих внешних сношений, (3) принимая во внимание, что та же самая поправка указывает,что (4) ... членов-сотрудников устанавливаются Генеральной конференцией, Принимая во внимание, что в ряде статей Устава ЮНЕСКО, помимо статьи II, упоминается (5) о правах и обязанностях государств-членов Организации, постановляет определить следую­щие права и обязанности членов-сотрудников Организации: Члены-сотрудники имеют право: (6) участвовать без права голосав работе Генеральной конференции, а также её комиссий и комитетов: (iii) (7) предлагать включение любых вопросовв предвари­тельную повестку дня; (iv) Получать (8)... все (9) заклю­чения, документы, доклады и отчёты; (10) Члены-сотрудники имеют право наравне с членами Орга­низациивносить предложения в Исполнительный совет и прини­мать участие, согласно установ­ленным Советом правилам, в работе его комитетов, но они (11) ... в Совет.

XV. Study the following text, comment on its syntactic and stylistic peculiarities and subject matter.

APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION FOR 1994-1995

The General Conference resolves that:

1: REGULAR PROGRAMME

A. Appropriation

(a) For the financial period 1994-1995 the amount of $ 374, 410, 000 is hereby appropriated for the purposes indicated in the appropriation table, as follows:

Appropriation Line

Amount

……………………………………………………………….

(b) Obligation may be incurred up to the total so appropriated, in accordance with resolutions of the General Conference and the Regulations of the Organization, it being understood:

(i) That the appropriation reserve under Part VII of the budget may be used by the Director-General, with the approval of the Executive Board, for the purpose of meeting increases arising in the course of the biennium, in accordance with the decisions of the General Conference. [... ]

(ii) That the provision for covering fluctuation in the value of the; dollar of the United States of America under Part VII of the" budget which was established on the basis of the exchange rates • of 7.80 French or 2.11 Swiss francs to one United States dollar,; may be used by the Director-General if and when the rates of; exchange between the United States dollar and the French and Swiss franc are lower than those assumed. [... ]

B. Miscellaneous Income

For purposes of assessing the contributions of Member States, an estimate of $ 29, 710, 000 for Miscellaneous Income is approved for 1994-1995

С. Assessment of Member States

The assessment of the contributions of Member States in accordance with Financial Regulations 5.1 and 5.2 shall therefore be $ 344, 700, 000.

D. Supplementary Estimates

Unforeseen and unavoidable expenses arising in the course of the financial period for which no sums have been provided in the budget appropriations and for which no transfers within the budget are deemed by the Executive Board to be possible shall be the subject of supplemen­tary estimates in accordance with Financial Regulations 3.8 and 3.9.

II. UNITED NATIONS SOURCES

The Director-General is authorized:

(a) to cooperate with the United Nations organizations and programmes in accordance with the directives of the General Assembly of the United Nations and the procedures and decisions of the governing organ con­cerned [...];

(b)to receive money and other resources which may be made avail­able to Unesco by these organizations and programmes for the purpose of participating,as an executing agency,in the implementation of their projects;

(c)to incur obligations for such projects, subject to the appropriate financial and administrative rules and regulations of these organizations and programmes and of Unesco. [... ]

XVI. Translate into Russian.

Acceptance of Compulsory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, August 2, 1946

Senate Resolution

RESOLVED (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein)

That the Senate advise and consent to the deposit by the President of (the United States with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, of a declaration under paragraph 2 of article 36 of the Statute of the Interna­tional Court of Justice recognizing as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any other state accepting the same obligation, the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in all legal dis­putes hereafter arising concerning

a. the interpretation of a treaty;

b. any question of international law;

с the existence of any fact which, if established, would constitute breach of an international obligation;

d. the nature or extent of the reparation to be made for the breach of an international obligation

PROVIDED

That such declaration shall not apply to

a. disputes the solution of which the parties shall entrust to other tribunals by virtue of agreements already in existence or which may be concluded in the future;

b. disputes with regard to matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of the United States as determined by the United States; or

с. disputes arising under a multilateral treaty, unless (1) all parties to the treaty affected by the decision are also parties to the case before the Court, or (2) the United States specially agrees to jurisdiction.

PROVIDED FURTHER

That such a declaration shall remain in force for a period of five years and thereafter until the expiration of six months after notice may be given to terminate the declaration.

XVII. Study the text of an amendment below, translate the words and phrases in bold type.

AMENDMENT of United Nations Participation Act, October 10, 19__

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of section 2 of the United Nations Participation Act of 19 are hereby amended to read as follows:

(a) The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a representative and a deputy representative of the United States to the United Nations, both of whom shall have the rank and status of envoy extraordinary and ambassador plenipotentiary and shall hold office at the pleasure of the President. Such representative and deputy representative shall represent the United States in the Security Council of the United Nations and may serve ex officio as United States repre­sentative on any organ, commission, or other body of the United Nations

other than specialized agencies of the United Nations, and shall perform such other functions in connection with the participation of the United States in the United Nations as the President may from time to time direct.

(b) The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint an additional deputy representative of the United States to the Security Council who shall hold office at the pleasure of the President. Such deputy representative shall represent the United States in the event of the absence or disability of both the representative and the deputy representative of the United States to the United Nations. [... ]

(d) The President may also appoint from time to time such other persons as he may deem necessary to represent the United States in the organs and agencies of the United Nations, but the representative of the United States in the Economic and Social Council and in the Trustee­ship Council of the United Nations shall be appointed only by and with (he advice and consent of the Senate, except that the President may, without the advice and consent of the Senate, designate any officer of the United States to act, without additional compensation, as the repre­sentative of the United States in either such Council (A) at any specified session thereof where the position is vacant or in the absence or disability of the regular representative, or (B) in connection with a specified subject matter at any specified session of either such Council in lieu of the regular representative. The President may designate any officer of the Department of State, whose appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate, to act, without additional compensation, for temporary periods us the representative of the United States in the Security Council of the United Nations in the absence or disability of the representative and deputy representatives. [ ... ]

XVIII. Translate into Russian.